Discussion Materials: Tales of a Rookie Wall Street Investment Banker - your opinions

Book is well-written – if a bit cynical – and a must read for anyone (looking at quite a few posters here) who's obsessed with / enthralled by IB and needs a bit of an expectations reset. Captures both the highs and the soul-sucking moments of the job, though I'm sure industry vets 'feel' the low moments a bit more, as they can empathize rather than sympathize – in fact, I found the book somewhat hard to read all at once, solely due to the fact that it felt 'too real' (and perhaps redundant to the life I'm already living) as Keenan's various staffings took all-to-familiar ugly turns.

In short, if you're thinking about working in the industry, definitely pick up a copy. If you're in IB already, you can already guess how the book's gonna go and / or write a similar (though likely less humorous) tale, but it still might be worth a buy (as a gift) if you want to finally explain your job to your family or (for yourself) if you think you'd like to uncomfortably, yet knowingly half-grin through a humor-writer's perspective on on the challenges you faced / face in your role.