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American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind behind the Silk Road Drugs Empire by Nick Bilton
6 reviews
abby_can_read's review against another edition
dark
informative
tense
medium-paced
4.0
I found this to be fascinating and the narrative had me invested. I think this was well written and the author seems to have done a lot of research.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use
Moderate: Torture, Violence, Murder, and Death
tabbysassy's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
4.75
Obviously well-researched, but still told in a compelling narrative format, this book did a great job balancing the human and the theoretical, giving each character their due, and keeping up a pace that kept me on the edge of my seat. A fascinating story excellently conveyed.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture and Drug abuse
Moderate: Suicide, Murder, and Torture
scottishvix's review against another edition
challenging
informative
medium-paced
4.25
This was a well researched and written piece of investigative journalism. It’s written in a way that things that could be quite dense, like explanations of how the dark web and bitcoin work, could still keep my interest. It’s also a great reminder of the humanity behind these big busts, both law enforcement and the criminals.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use and Drug abuse
nadia's review
dark
informative
tense
medium-paced
4.5
Such a gripping story, my gosh!
I'd read about Silk Road at the time that everything was unfolding, but I couldn't remember any of the details so I was able to enjoy this fully.
I'm a big fan of narrative non-fiction, and I really enjoyed Hatching Twitter by this author, but I do think some of the narrative elements in this one — suspense, foreboding, cliffhangers, etc. — were a tad overdone and distracted from the story (because I would find myself thinking: "well, just how did you know that? " or "stop hinting at what's to come so much — surprise me more!")
It probably would have been a 5-star book for me if the same story was written by Patrick Radden Keefe, my new fave nonfiction writer.
Also, one of my biggest book pet peeves — there's a big Breaking Bad spoiler in here, so don't read this before you've watched that, if you plan to. Luckily, I'd seen it all.
All in all, definitely one to read if you love narrative nonfiction, especially about startups or true (cyber)crime, or if you enjoy thriller and crime novels and want to learn more about the whole Silk Road case!
I'd read about Silk Road at the time that everything was unfolding, but I couldn't remember any of the details so I was able to enjoy this fully.
I'm a big fan of narrative non-fiction, and I really enjoyed Hatching Twitter by this author, but I do think some of the narrative elements in this one — suspense, foreboding, cliffhangers, etc. — were a tad overdone and distracted from the story (because I would find myself thinking: "well, just how did you know that? " or "stop hinting at what's to come so much — surprise me more!")
It probably would have been a 5-star book for me if the same story was written by Patrick Radden Keefe, my new fave nonfiction writer.
Also, one of my biggest book pet peeves — there's a big Breaking Bad spoiler in here, so don't read this before you've watched that, if you plan to. Luckily, I'd seen it all.
All in all, definitely one to read if you love narrative nonfiction, especially about startups or true (cyber)crime, or if you enjoy thriller and crime novels and want to learn more about the whole Silk Road case!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use
Moderate: Murder, Torture, Death, and Drug abuse
ksuazo94's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use and Drug abuse
Moderate: Violence, Murder, and Child death
Minor: Confinement
ncoletti's review against another edition
tense
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use
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