PanThe Washington PostThe problem is that although the book is loaded with interesting facts about Ma’s rise, some of which have never appeared anywhere else, Clark’s storytelling skills need work ... after the first chapter or two, which are loaded with great detail about China’s burgeoning Internet economy, Alibaba often reads like a long Wikipedia entry. Clark tells us about many things, but shows us very little. As a result, the parts of the book that should be suspenseful don’t feel suspenseful at all ... Clark doesn’t reveal enough about his access to Ma or about his other reporting to help us understand what is new or unique about the information in his book.
