Monday, January 12, 2015

God Is A Gamer -Bitcoin Book Review

  


This is my first book review on this blog ,I got a chance to review this thriller novel by Ravi Subramanian ,I was  lucky to get the  autographed first edition of this book . All thank to BlogAdda for giving this opportunity . Before I start the review lets get some facts together about author, Ravi  is a Banker turned writer  & a rising star in the finance thriller genre .This book is the first to introduce concept of BitCoins /Virtual money  in writing world .So let's start with the book Review .                                                                            

The story starts with  two  unrelated incidents in Mumbai & Washington D.C. ,following  intense discussion between  two corporate leads of  MasterCard & Visa International .Bitcoin coming into picture & it's impact on US government becomes the basic plot of story .Soon there's is an explosion killing a Bureaucrat  pushed FBI  strongly to investigate  & solve the case . The another plot in story describes the dark world of virtual currency growing day-by-day ,changing lifes of people ,authors extensive R&D on virtual currency make the story interesting & full of drama - suspense . Overall it's a good pick if you like thriller & must read if have interest in finance & banking sector .

Book Trailer on YouTube : 


  

 

Why Read this book  :

1- This book throws light on current situation of Cyber crime in banking industry & its consequences .

2- First time introducing the concept of virtual money "Bitcoin"

3-A Financial thriller with lots of potential to keep you reading on your toes,till you finish the book ,though I took 2 weeks to finish due to work load & clients visits  at office .

4-It's a roller coaster ride with lots of suspense that will keep you reading the book & some time you will try to skip some pages to know what happen next .


Key Characters
  1. Gillian Tan: A US Senator 
  2. Swami: Head of Retail Banking at  (NYIB) - Mumbai
  3. Malvika: CEO of NYIB - Mumbai
  4. Tanya: Malvika's daughter
  5. Aditya Rao: Founder of eTIOS & Indiscape (a gaming company) - Mumbai
  6. Varun: Aditya's son
  7. Adrian Scott: FBI  Agent 

Book Summary :    

                  

Book Name -God Is A Game

Author  - Ravi Subramanian  

Publisher : Penguin Books India  

Price - 299 -INR (Paperback)   

Pages- 324 

Genre -Thriller  

My Rating : 4 /5 

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