A review by wintrovia
The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time by Maria Konnikova

3.0

I mostly enjoyed this thorough exploration of how con artists operate and the psychology behind why people continually fall for their tricks. If anything it is a little bit too thorough at times, with too many anecdotes of notable swindlers that are told at length. While it isn't a perfect book, I still found myself wanting to read on and find out more even if it dragged in places. A tighter edit could have made this book 100 pages shorter, given it a bit more pace and not lost any of the key ideas.