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# Blood Will Out: The True Story of a Murder, a Mystery, and a Masquerade

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Review: easily worth accomplishing over the course of three hours or ... - I bought this book when it came out but for some reason or another -- most likely because I was watching "Up In The Air" on HBO for the hundredth time -- only got to reading it within the past week. It's a quick read, easily worth accomplishing over the course of three hours or so. Not because it lacks depth or anything, more so because it's written in a very breezy style. It hums along, pages quickly whizzing by. You'll be done before you even notice it. I wasn't especially knowledgeable about Clark Rockefeller before diving in, which to me, is important. If you are knowledgeable, you might find the book less interesting, almost pointless. Because it is far more memoir than true crime. It is, in effect, Walter Kirn's story of coming to know Clark Rockefeller. How they met, what those interactions were like, what they meant in the larger scheme of who Clark Rockefeller turned out to really be. The best parts of the book, in my opinion, were Kirn's wry observations, his sort of point blank affirmations -- this is how life is, this is what certain people are like, this is how certain people act, this is what it all means. I didn't find that he was ever too particularly preachy about how he, himself, fit into that narrative, although the story is ostensibly about him. He's in there, but not too far in there that it's off-putting. I say those are the best parts because the finer details, you can pick those up from reading other books. You could even dive into something as simple as a Wikipedia entry. But these parts, they suggest that Kirn thinks and feels and observes -- he is not content to merely do the work and state the facts. He is a person with opinions, and they are interesting ones. I recommend the book, for sure.
Review: Reads like a Novel - This well written account of the life of Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter (aka "Clark Rockefeller") by the novelist Walter Kirn -- with whom Kirn formed an actual friendship -- is a fascinating case study in how one man can fool so many people, and many ways, even fool himself. In that sense, it's a little bit like "Catch Me If You Can," the 1980 book by con man Frank Abagnale. The difference between the two cases is stark as well: Abagnale was a con man who did it for the money, and now advises companies on how not to get conned by someone with his skill set, while Gerhartsreiter is clearly just a narcissistic sociopath. The most fascinating part of the story is how Sandra Boss, the $1 million per year management consultant from McKinsey & Company, who could not figure out, in seven years of marriage, that her husband was an imposter, had no money, and was not a Rockefeller! Kirn doesn't do much to answer that question, although he does shine a light on the way he himself, a novelist, was fooled by Rockefeller for years and years. Kirn's background as a novelist is both the strength and weakness of this book. It makes for a easy, entertaining read, but sometimes the account is too fanciful, the writing too obscure. I would have appreciated something a little bit more straightforward, and perhaps with a little more investigation into the formal psychology of how we allow ourselves to be fooled.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #787,432 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #399 in Crime & Criminal Biographies #1,196 in Murder & Mayhem True Accounts #4,393 in Memoirs (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars (1,159) |
| Dimensions  | 6.5 x 1 x 9.6 inches |
| Edition  | First Edition |
| ISBN-10  | 0871404516 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0871404510 |
| Item Weight  | 1.18 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 272 pages |
| Publication date  | March 10, 2014 |
| Publisher  | Liveright |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ easily worth accomplishing over the course of three hours or ...
*by A***N on March 24, 2016*

I bought this book when it came out but for some reason or another -- most likely because I was watching "Up In The Air" on HBO for the hundredth time -- only got to reading it within the past week. It's a quick read, easily worth accomplishing over the course of three hours or so. Not because it lacks depth or anything, more so because it's written in a very breezy style. It hums along, pages quickly whizzing by. You'll be done before you even notice it. I wasn't especially knowledgeable about Clark Rockefeller before diving in, which to me, is important. If you are knowledgeable, you might find the book less interesting, almost pointless. Because it is far more memoir than true crime. It is, in effect, Walter Kirn's story of coming to know Clark Rockefeller. How they met, what those interactions were like, what they meant in the larger scheme of who Clark Rockefeller turned out to really be. The best parts of the book, in my opinion, were Kirn's wry observations, his sort of point blank affirmations -- this is how life is, this is what certain people are like, this is how certain people act, this is what it all means. I didn't find that he was ever too particularly preachy about how he, himself, fit into that narrative, although the story is ostensibly about him. He's in there, but not too far in there that it's off-putting. I say those are the best parts because the finer details, you can pick those up from reading other books. You could even dive into something as simple as a Wikipedia entry. But these parts, they suggest that Kirn thinks and feels and observes -- he is not content to merely do the work and state the facts. He is a person with opinions, and they are interesting ones. I recommend the book, for sure.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reads like a Novel
*by J***A on May 26, 2014*

This well written account of the life of Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter (aka "Clark Rockefeller") by the novelist Walter Kirn -- with whom Kirn formed an actual friendship -- is a fascinating case study in how one man can fool so many people, and many ways, even fool himself. In that sense, it's a little bit like "Catch Me If You Can," the 1980 book by con man Frank Abagnale. The difference between the two cases is stark as well: Abagnale was a con man who did it for the money, and now advises companies on how not to get conned by someone with his skill set, while Gerhartsreiter is clearly just a narcissistic sociopath. The most fascinating part of the story is how Sandra Boss, the $1 million per year management consultant from McKinsey & Company, who could not figure out, in seven years of marriage, that her husband was an imposter, had no money, and was not a Rockefeller! Kirn doesn't do much to answer that question, although he does shine a light on the way he himself, a novelist, was fooled by Rockefeller for years and years. Kirn's background as a novelist is both the strength and weakness of this book. It makes for a easy, entertaining read, but sometimes the account is too fanciful, the writing too obscure. I would have appreciated something a little bit more straightforward, and perhaps with a little more investigation into the formal psychology of how we allow ourselves to be fooled.

### ⭐⭐⭐ Clark proves the power of BS
*by M***6 on April 20, 2014*

BS is the most powerful force in the world, and "Clark Rockefeller" had it in abundance. However, after reading this book I still didn't quite understand how he pulled it off for so long. The author focuses on his own gullibility. I don't quite understand that either - surely there were enough red flags to indicate that is was not a good friend to have. While it's an interesting story and it's well written, I would have liked to know more about how he managed to get into fancy establishments, etc., without having a great deal of money. Yes, he probably sold a few forged paintings and mooched off his wife, but that will take you only so far. What the heck was his wife thinking? Perhaps we'll never know - Clark is such a liar that any explanation from him would be highly suspect. Three stars because it's interesting reading but it leaves some questions unanswered.

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