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Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou

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fanchera's review against another edition

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informative sad medium-paced

4.75

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raefender's review against another edition

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challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

Bad Blood covers Elizabeth Holmes' rise and fall in Silicon Valley. I went into it vaguely knowing Elizabeth's name but with no knowledge of Theranos or the scandal that put patient's health risk. If you're willing to muscle through the science behind blood testing, and the politics that intertwine with investment banking, this is a great read!

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askhualrak's review against another edition

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informative tense fast-paced

4.5

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logsbooklog's review against another edition

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informative medium-paced

5.0

an incredible investigative journalism piece that is narrativized and injected with thematic depth extremely deftly. the revolving door of names in the first half is dizzying, intentionally so, which might put some people off, but made the final section where the names are pared down to only the most important all the more powerful. the biggest takeaway also ends up being so much bigger than theranos: this could be any company due to the mythologizing and excusing natures of tech startups and the venture capitalists that give them power.

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informative

5.0

Wow. I knew nothing about Elizabeth Holmes or Theranos until about a year ago & even then I knew very little. This was wild. There were so many times people stuck their heads in the sand. My jaw was on the floor constantly.

Very informative & entertaining. I definitely recommend especially for true crime fanatics.

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