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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
Man, what a beast of a book. Everytime I read about Mr Rockefeller’s life, or character in the book it was 5 stars. Fantastic to read about and incredibly interesting. However, two things brought it way way down. First, anytime the book got into Mr Rockefeller’s businesses or what was happening to Standard Oil, the rating ranked. Below a one star if I could. So horribly boring. The second thing, is you would get moments like the following:
“Mr Rockefeller had a run in with Mary Sue in 1901. Here’s 15 pages doing a mini dive into Mary Sue, her life, and her history before we continue with how she interacted with Mr Rockefeller”. I had many eye twitchy moments when I had yet another metaphorical Mary Sue moment in this book.
I think I would have much preferred a deep dove into Rockefeller as a person, or a book that solely focused on that.
“Mr Rockefeller had a run in with Mary Sue in 1901. Here’s 15 pages doing a mini dive into Mary Sue, her life, and her history before we continue with how she interacted with Mr Rockefeller”. I had many eye twitchy moments when I had yet another metaphorical Mary Sue moment in this book.
I think I would have much preferred a deep dove into Rockefeller as a person, or a book that solely focused on that.
informative
slow-paced
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
reflective
slow-paced
off "brilliant" male capitalist for a bit
Glald I read this, A rather detailed account of the family, not just Sr. Hitting the points along the way.
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Chernow is an incredible writer and biographer. One of the most thorough, and yet still interesting, biographies I've ever read.
slow-paced
An excellent opportunity to explore the building of two empires
An excellent book. It explores in detail the psychological makeup of the man and the intricate workings of the business. It does a great job of helping the reader to understand the importance of Rockefeller to philanthropy and the creation of so much of what we understand to be just the way it is. I highly recommend this book.
An excellent book. It explores in detail the psychological makeup of the man and the intricate workings of the business. It does a great job of helping the reader to understand the importance of Rockefeller to philanthropy and the creation of so much of what we understand to be just the way it is. I highly recommend this book.
informative
medium-paced