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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
Engaging and very sweet! The portrayal of Jobs and his bad attitude were definitely softened for younger readers, but it's an enjoyable, inspirational read. Pair with the 1980s tech documentary Triumph of the Nerds for a gripping history of one side of the computer industry.
informative
medium-paced
This was an excellent graphic biography. Its focus on Jobs and his extraordinarily innovative approach to design and technology makes this book highly engaging. Readers will be looking forward to each innovation, knowing they have used these products regularly. I learned a lot about Jobs and enjoyed the timeline of his wildly successful life.
This book is like an entertaining, educational CliffsNotes/SparkNotes-version of a biography.
My son brought this home from the school library, and I enjoyed reading it in one sitting. This book does what I think it's intended to do: offer a biographical overview of the life of Steve Jobs with a measured amount of detail. The graphics and organization of the book make it easy to learn and remember the history of Jobs, including his professional endeavors and transitions as well as relevant information about his personal life. (This just might start me on a whole new road to reading graphic books.)
My son brought this home from the school library, and I enjoyed reading it in one sitting. This book does what I think it's intended to do: offer a biographical overview of the life of Steve Jobs with a measured amount of detail. The graphics and organization of the book make it easy to learn and remember the history of Jobs, including his professional endeavors and transitions as well as relevant information about his personal life. (This just might start me on a whole new road to reading graphic books.)
I personally love Apple products and I like to know the thought process behind them and it's great finding out about Steve's history.
Es un muy buen libro, aunque al ser ilustrado omite muchas cosas y por otras pasa por encima. Sería algo muy muy básico
I love the push I'm seeing with the application of the "graphic novel" style toward biographies and history. This particular bio on Steve Jobs was informative, entertaining, and even funny at times. What's missing, though, is depth of emotion. Don't expect much depth with the psychological and social dynamics within Steve Jobs and his circle. They're implicit but not the focus. Think of this is a long timeline of Steve Jobs the (stubborn) dreamer.
A wonderful tribute to and telling of Jobs' life from the very beginning to his unfortunate and abrupt end. This book also shows children the technology of each era of Jobs' life, demonstrating the necessity for the technology that Steve Jobs gave us.
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A wonderful tribute to and telling of Jobs' life from the very beginning to his unfortunate and abrupt end. This book also shows children the technology of each era of Jobs' life, demonstrating the necessity for the technology that Steve Jobs gave us.
Merged review:
A wonderful tribute to and telling of Jobs' life from the very beginning to his unfortunate and abrupt end. This book also shows children the technology of each era of Jobs' life, demonstrating the necessity for the technology that Steve Jobs gave us.
This was a really cute, fun and simple graphic novel (a lot like Apple) and I read it in like an hour or two
Nicely done bio of Jobs in graphic format. Hartland hits all of the salient points of his life - the good, the bad, and the ugly. There's usually a fine line between genius and madness,with most innovators turning out to be really bad at social skills and fitting in; Jobs definitely fits that mold.
This is a quick read, and I think teens will linger on the pages that describe what technology was like in the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, etc. Geeks will find comfort in the fact that they are not alone, and we regular folks can marvel at how Jobs' brain worked.
And after reading this, I still feel bad that Woz didn't get more credit for Apple.
This is a quick read, and I think teens will linger on the pages that describe what technology was like in the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, etc. Geeks will find comfort in the fact that they are not alone, and we regular folks can marvel at how Jobs' brain worked.
And after reading this, I still feel bad that Woz didn't get more credit for Apple.
I do like this - it's a nice little mini-intro to the life of Steve Jobs, and does a good job of contextualizing what was happening around him as he developed these great innovations. But with so much discussion of his design esthetic - sleek and minimalist - the artwork just did not fit the subject at all.