RaveNew York Journal of BooksJodie Adams Kirshner...comprehends the complex and far reaching effects of bankruptcy ... Her interviews with Miles, Charles, Robin, Reggie, Cindy, Joe, and Lola move the book out of academia into the real drama and voices of those most involved. Interspersing these colorful and often intimate interviews with history and legal explanation, allows her writing to shine and the readers to care. Here is how she introduces one of her chief sources ... Her writing cuts to the bone yet enlivens the telling. Without teaching or preaching Kirshner shares a world that cannot be denied ... This is a book is worth reading for its essential story as well as its eloquence of style.
