Havent read a finance related book but follow news all the time

I havent picked up a book like 'Barbarians at the Gate' and read it for myself due to time constraints(doing the CFA program right now) and now I am wondering what would be the best way to respond to this if this comes up in an interview.

I have read Rosenbaum's book but I was wondering how would the interviewer respond to me not having read any of the great wall street books.

Also note that I have virtually no time to do anything right now-fully booked so I cant read a whole book quickly. I can Perhaps skim through the book?

What do you guys think.

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Nobody will ask you about books you've read in an interview. They will ask you about what's going on in the markets.

 

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