The Big Short

Context: The movie based on the book is one of my favourites, and that definitely coloured my perspective and set my expectations high.

The writing is just ok. Michael does a good job bringing the characters to life, allowing the reader to more easily keep track of everyone involved. But he comes off a bit insensitive with Michael Berry's (MB) Aspergers. Towards the end of the book he spends a lot of time sort of teasing the reader and building suspense towards the reveal, but the reveal ends up being pretty much meaningless. Readers who are familiar with the autism spectrum will have already guessed/suspected the diagnosis and it serves little to no purpose to the reader aside from giving more context to MB's behaviour.

That being said, that complaint is pretty nit picky. It's an entertaining enough read and the events the book is based on are absolutely fascinating in a morbid way. If you've watched the movie there is little reason to read this book aside from getting a slightly better understanding of the nitty gritty details.