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1.0 out of 5 stars
If you want to " share" at least make it interesting, August 27, 2009
This review is from: Madoff's Other Secret: Love, Money, Bernie, and Me (Hardcover)
I admit to looking forward to reading " Love, Money, Bernie and me" I love gossip, ok? I paid retail to amazon.. so this is legit.
AND i am very interested in the Madoff story.
Weinstein takes a long time to get to the only three or four interesting parts of her story: the sex with Madoff and his fear of his wife finding out. The rest, about her husband's temper, studying accounting, taking her kid to school, and working for Hadassah were on a level that no one would read for any reason.
SO she remembers what rooms at a hotel looked like. Ok - fine. Hs remembers meals in hotel restaurants... right, honey.
But tell us the REALLY Interesting parts.. She " climaxed" - so great to know.. but what about bernie?? That she taught herself to masturbate to orgasm is a little more than i needed to know but good for you sweetie. Took you enough years, didn't it?
Not even a tiny gift did she get. Oh, a SILVER pin from tiffany..
She is a woman who feels terribly sorry for herself and , indeed screwed up her own her family's and hadassah's money - ok - a lot of people fell for MAdaff..
but dying to get into bed with him and then admitting she really wanted the trips and the goodies.. she gives away more than she thinks, and she is a BORE!
Much rather hear from Ruth herself.
Voracious reader
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed this, January 5, 2010
This review is from: Madoff's Other Secret: Love, Money, Bernie, and Me (Hardcover)
I have a feeling a lot of reviewers on here didn't actually read this book. While this is by no means a literary masterpiece, it wasn't nearly as terrible as everyone on here makes it out to seem. It's also not nearly as raunchy or shameless or embarrassing as people seem to say.... It was a quick read. The writing is very straight forward. Weinstein makes it very clear from the get-go that she's pissed off and she's doing what she has to in an effort to make up for the money that was stolen from her by Bernie Madoff. She doesn't waste too much feeling sorry for herself, nor does she spend much time searching for reason or insight. This is by no means a "here is what I've learned from the tragedies in my life" sort of memoir. All Weinstein is doing is telling her story as it happened. What I enjoyed most about the book is that Weinstein doesn't paint herself out to be perfect. If anything, she does just the opposite. She is fully aware of the mistakes she's made and the stupid things she's done. I wish her all the best as she rebuilds her life.
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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Revolting kiss-and-tell from Bernie's "other woman", September 21, 2009
This review is from: Madoff's Other Secret: Love, Money, Bernie, and Me (Hardcover)
With Bernie Madoff convicted and behind bars the deluge of books on him and his crimes can be unleashed. But considering the investigations into what became of the money lost and his co-conspirators any initial books are little more than a second draft of history, initial news coverage being the typical first draft of history. While these initial books may provide a considerable wealth of information on Madoff himself and what he did they will never be the complete story nor the final word on the subject. Witness the book
Disconnected: Deceit and Betrayal at WorldCom, a book so rushed to publication it was out before WorldCom's Bernard Ebbers was even convicted. "Disconnected" shows the perils of rushing a book to publication to capitalize on a timely topic; in the rush to get it to market it's hardly a complete or nuanced story. But in the burgeoning Madoff historiography "Madoff's Other Secret" is something else entirely; a kiss-and-tell by Bernie's other woman. Just when you thought the "ick factor" with Madoff couldn't be topped along comes the revelation that not only was he morally and ethically compromised when it came to business, but that was also the case in his marriage.
Weinstein comes off as the typical victim, a successful CPA and head of a charity going through a painful divorce. Bernie pays her the attention she desperately needs, sounds like a Lifetime movie doesn't it? Suffice to say the charity Weinstein heads starts to invest with Madoff and the die is cast for that charity to loose all its funds when Madoff's empire crumbles. "Madoff's Other Secret" lays out the private side of Bernie Madoff that gives some insight into his profoundly flawed character and personality, but sadly it reads more like a kiss-and-tell written as an attempt to cash in on Weinstein's connection to Madoff. Ultimately it's hard to take "Madoff's Other Secret" at face value as clearly Weinstein is hardly objective or unbiased. While it does provide additional insight into Madoff it's nowhere near as relevant as other books such as
Too Good to Be True: The Rise and Fall of Bernie Madoff,
Madoff with the Money, and
Betrayal: The Life and Lies of Bernie Madoff. At any rate all of these books are unlikely to be the last word on the Madoff and his Ponzi scheme.
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