After reading Reminiscences of a Stock Operator I was eager to learn more about Jesse Livermore's life. This book was a big disappointment. Don't be fooled by the relatively positive reviews. This book is poorly written. The factual information of Livermore's life was interesting but you'll have to wade through a lot to get at it. The recreated conversations and artistic details are particularly annoying.I highly recommend Reminiscences of a Stock Operator. That one was hard to put down. Skip this book unless you must absolutely must know a few obscure details of Livermore's life and don't mind fluffy embellishment.