Really enjoyed this book. Enough twists and turns to keep you fully focused. Our book club thought this would make a great movie and enjoyed casting the characters!!

Great book club book. Full of "what would you have done in this situation" questions. Thoroughly enjoyed the original storyline.

Really great book discussion about greed/gifts and takers/givers. Lots of interesting characters to discuss and intriguing enough to keep you turning pages till the end.

An all over fun read! Great for book club discussion as to "What would you do?'
So glad this was recommended to me.

Really enjoyed reading this book. Was interesting to read and watch how each character would react to every twist the plot took.

The Philanthropist's Danse is a story of a multi-millionaire, whose last wish is to have 12 people decide the fate of his monetary legacy. A simple enough task, until you factor in a most annoying human trait we call greed. Many rules and time limits apply, whereby available funds are reduced and benefactors can be eliminated. An interesting read that delves into the human mind and how greed, dishonesty, cruelty and even hatred can rule our actions, thoughts and deeds. It brought to light the fact that we all have secrets we would prefer not to share for fear that others would look at us differently. Let's face it - humans are judgemental. I found it ironic that the only people who seemed to be content with their lives and their accomplishments were those without great wealth and the millionnaire himself. All who took no part in building the wealth but only benefited from it, were the ones most deceitful and unhappy. I think this book would make an excellent discussion book on human nature and the heart. There is a wealth (pardon the pun) of interesting characters to digest and they bring new meaning to persons void of morals and ethics. An excellent backdrop for a movie. I nominate Alex Baldwin for the nasty brother who rants and raves, etc. A fun read.