Hilarious!

This book was hilarious! I read this book as part of my research for a career change and found it absolutely helpful to see a glimpse into investment banking. I wasn’t expecting such an inside scoop to be so funny. As far as a career choice, after reading this book, not likely!

Mediocre writing but catchy at times. Definitely should be taken with a grain of salt. It's not that I believe that the stories are grossly inflated, it's that I'd like to believe that there is some goodness in this world and maybe some of that goodness is found among some investment bankers. Otherwise, the read will be thoroughly illuminating and make you realize how terribly bloated, inefficient, and unjustified the whole investment banking domain is.

If you want to know about the life of a wall street junior investment banker (pre financial crisis), this is your book. At some places there is a fair bit of exaggeration but perhaps that was required to keep the book interesting..

Funny, sarcastic, and educating read for those interested in a career in investment banking.
Unsure if what was written accurately reflects the circumstances regarding the industry today, though, as this was published pre-Lehman shock.

Appreciate the amazing narrative that the authors managed to pull out of their stay in the industry. It was really enjoyable to see how an individual matures to prioritize his needs in life and decides to make a stand in attaining them. It's humane, humorous and hopeful; definitely recommend for a memorable read.

I have fond memories of laughing out loud in the quiet library from this book. I read it in my first year of college and thoroughly enjoyed the goofiness and storytelling. I would be a bit wary to re-read it now in case I don't find it as hilarious and tarnish the memories, but my 17 year-old self loved it (and also realized that banking might not be for him)

Really good read. A bit a crude at times but very interesting to get an inside perspective of banking when you're lowest on the totem pole. It was unfortunate that they didn't talk much about WHAT they did, but the culture was interesting.

As an investment banker myself:
For those with investment banking dreams, PLEASE, read this book before you jump on the bandwagon and drink the koo-laid that the banks sell. Remember, their/my job is to sell, every single fucking day.

I only used two days to finish reading this delight. As an investment banker myself, this book is way too real. I cannot think of any other book that strips the vanity veil of investment banking as well as this one does.

This book is a great illustration of the life of an investment banking analyst ... in the 1990's. DJL is now part of Citigroup and what remains of the team in this novel has largely been absorbed and digested. In 2015, very few bankers will live so wildly as Rolfe and Troob do in their novel.

That being said, this book is a great look into the heydays of banking. It does a great job of fast-tracking the reader through two terrifying years as an investment banking associate. It's a great read for students looking to work in IB, and a humorous take on Wall Street for anyone not in finance.

The ideal time to read this book would probably be when one is still in B-School or about to enter one. It is a classic, no-holds-barred account by a couple of Ivy League investment bankers about their journey to and through the "glamorous" world of banking on Wall Street that culminated with each of them finding the exit door just in time to salvage their sanity. The book is an absolute laugh riot at places and the colourful language throughout keeps the reader engaged and is perhaps required to do justice to the high-adrenaline, stressed universe the authors are attempting to describe.

The unrelenting, nearly 24X7 donkey work that junior level investment bankers are supposed to immerse themselves in with nary a care for food or sleep is enough to send the sanest to the madhouse. While once may already have read enough accounts of how I-banking looks and feels like, the vivid and gory details in the book are enough to fill one with absolute horror. In the end, while the authors find their salvation by jumping to the buy-side, not everyone is able and/or willing to do it.

Personally speaking, as a corporate banker, I could relate to a lot of the brain-dead nature of stuff the authors had to plod their way through day in and day out. Having (hopefully) finally found salvation on the buy-side where I'm moving to in a couple of weeks, the escape of the authors was completely relatable.

Great and highly accurate narrative of the investment banking experience as a junior banker. Hilarious and fun to read if you have been a junior banker at a bulge-bracket bank anywhere around the globe. Highly valuable throw back if you have already jumped ship. Great ego boost for those currently in - and that’s completely fine.

Para cualquier persona que ha trabajado, trabaja actualmente, o quiere trabajar en banca de inversión, léase este libro. Un tono divertido de ver la jerarquía y trabajos dentro de este mundo.
Si bien está pensado en el investment banking norteamericano antes de 2008, hay varios temas extrapolables a lo que es hoy en cualquier parte.
No hay que tomárselo a pecho y reírse de este mundo.