The Man in the Rockefeller Suit: The Astonishing Rise and Spectacular Fall of a Serial Imposter Audiobook

" What a story. I ended up not liking Christian Gerhartsreiter, or whatever his name his, throughout this book due to what he did -- everything about him. Mark Seal tells a very interesting story. Understand there is a new book out which I'll have to read where a woman recounts the 9/11 events and what she did -- none of it is true. Have to find out the author or the name of the book -- should be an interesting read as well. "

" The story is compelling and very thoroughly covered. What kept my rating down was the convoluted structure, which oscillates between standard third-person narration and first-person memoir, sometimes in the same paragraph. To do as in-depth research as this author has and not become personally involved would be extraordinarily difficult, but nevertheless, it makes for some awkward reading. "

" An unbelievable account of a con man who over time constructed numerous identities for himself. "

" While I liked the subject matter, I found the writing shoddy. Too many "and what will happen next to the man who conned everyone?" for me to give this book more than three stars. "

" It was a fun read, but I was not surprised to find out this book started out its life as a story in Vanity Fair. The story ends up seeming light since the central figure is a void who takes on traits of his marks. The man is a German immigrant who aspires to be Someone. The problem is that he has no means of income other than his charm and social skills, and his incredible talent for telling such whopping huge lies with so much aplomb that he is believed. It is amazing that so many people were taken in by Christian/Christopher/Clark/Chip. Like so many Mulders, they wanted to believe. "

" This true story is so unbelievable that I read it in spite of the author's lack of writing skills. "

" When there are natural lulls I kept reminding myself this is based on a true story. Great airplane book "

" Took me a very long time to get through this booked but really did like it. "

" Utterly terrifying! Impossible to put down, or get out of my head. A good book about a great modern horror story. "

" From the first page, the author grabs your attention and imagination as he relates this truly improbable story of a brilliant con artist. And, at the time if its printing, law enforcement agencies were continuing to unravel the multitude of lies and personas he lived! Well done! "

" While this isn't a great book, I felt compelled to read it because I know the protagonist. ;) it is amazing that he got away with his con for such a long period of time. "

" HIGHLY recommend it. Kept my interest from beginning to end. "

" A bizarre true story. Though the book didn't hold my attention at every moment, it was a mostly good investigation of a crazy life. Quite hard to believe that this man got away with everything he did, for as long as he did. "

" A brilliant man and a trickster whose past finally caught up with him. "

" From this moment forth, I will be known as Nicole Vanderbilt. That is all. "

" I think this would have been better as just a long article in a magazine. Still, it was interesting. "

" An incredible story. Told with some holes and a bit repetitive in spots, but fascinating nonetheless. "

" 3.75 stars. What a story!! "

" Interesting and incredible story about how many people were conned by this man. Would have liked it better if the author would have inserted himself into telling the story. Could have been told all in the third person. "

" It was astonishing how easily people were fooled by this man. "

" Fabulous, a ride, very well researched and written! "

" While this was a quick, enjoyable read, I feel no more enlightened about the mystery of Clark Rockefeller than I did after reading Seal's Vanity Fair article two years ago. Doesn't really explain HOW this guy duped so many people. And where did all that artwork come from? "