Finance ✦ Penny’s Take
The Unruly Monkey
John Train · 2012
68/100
👎 Skip It
John Train's reflective essays carry the weight of a genuinely lived life across continents and careers, and the comparison to La Rochefoucauld is not entirely unearned. But with scant mainstream critical coverage and an aphoristic format that offers wisdom rather than guidance, this one lands squarely in niche territory — rewarding for the right reader, frustrating for anyone hoping for practical finance. A curio worth hunting down if you love Montaigne-style reflection, but not a broadly recommendable buy.
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safety92
substance65
craft68
originality72
accuracy60
hype55
age-fit75
human-eye62
Penny’s verdict68
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