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shirp's review against another edition
2.0
This might have been a 3-star read but I listened to the audiobook which was horribly over-acted and took away from the whole memoir aspect. Couldn’t get into it until the Epilogue.
tonizapanta's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
meemzala's review against another edition
The narrative was too flat. It didn’t feel like the author was really present.
brandongryder's review against another edition
2.0
A book about an entitled whiner, whining about entitled whiners.
jocelot's review against another edition
3.0
Better as an audiobook. Got bored ~50% through, pushed myself to finish it. Didn't feel that the second half had much of interest to contribute to the current Silicon Valley narrative
hilary_weckstein's review against another edition
3.0
Didn’t really enjoy this or get much out of it but there were a few funny jokes and it entertained me on a few runs. The sarcasm was too much in parts. 2.5 ⭐️ ⭐️
jess_mango's review against another edition
3.0
I am torn on how to rate this one, honestly. The first half-ish was a strong 4 for me but the 2nd half didn't connect with me as much.
This memoir is about a millennial woman who leaves her job as a publishing assistant in NYC to work for tech start ups. In her off-handed, cynical way Wiener shares her experience joining this young "boys club", where most founders/CEO's are younger than her (even though she is only 25) and they are all about getting the $$ and dominating the market. In a sense, I've been there, done that, since I spent over a decade of my life working in high tech though for most of the time for a company much bigger than the ones Wiener worked for. It is definitely mostly a boys club so I connected with her sentiments in that regard.
This memoir is about a millennial woman who leaves her job as a publishing assistant in NYC to work for tech start ups. In her off-handed, cynical way Wiener shares her experience joining this young "boys club", where most founders/CEO's are younger than her (even though she is only 25) and they are all about getting the $$ and dominating the market. In a sense, I've been there, done that, since I spent over a decade of my life working in high tech though for most of the time for a company much bigger than the ones Wiener worked for. It is definitely mostly a boys club so I connected with her sentiments in that regard.