Comment by nrao123

I am a big fan of Lewis & I have read multiple accounts / variations of the sub-prime crisis. The Big Short tells only half the story but nevertheless a very important one especially by covering Michael Burry as patient zero for identifying the problem. However, the book does a big dis-service by not writing more extensively about John Paulson. He made the most amount ($15BN) shorting sub-prime mortgages & when you have a book called the Big Short but don't cover the biggest short, it seems incomplete. Gregory Zuckerman's "Greatest Trade Ever" should be read along with "Big Short" to get a more complete view of the crisis.