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266 reviews for:
The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal
Ben Mezrich
3.36 AVERAGE
266 reviews for:
The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal
Ben Mezrich
3.36 AVERAGE
informative
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing
It gives the picture of FB founder Marc Zuckerberg of having a sleazy character and as someone not to be trusted.
I came to read this book only because I am going to watch The Social Network today or tomorrow.
It was good. I don't have any problem with this book. For the most part, I enjoyed reading it. I skipped few paragraphs cause they are long and boring.
It was good. I don't have any problem with this book. For the most part, I enjoyed reading it. I skipped few paragraphs cause they are long and boring.
Facebook has made a tremendous impact on the world, and this book attempts to tell the story of how it came to be. I must admit, I understand Facebook a bit better after knowing a bit about it's history (including where the infamous "poke" button came from). I'm not sure about the veracity of all this, as the memories of those involved back in the wild, hazy days of college probably vary wildly. Still the approach seemed pretty balanced between the various people involved and fairly well researched, as much as it could be since I'm sure some of the principle players (like Zuckerberg) will not talk much about it. It's very readable, as the reader follows the various young men who were involved the events that lead to the Facebook explosion are set in a context that makes one wonder about how much of it was talent and hard work and how much of it was the luck of being in the right place at the right time--with an idea that many other people were starting to have at the same time but these blokes just seemed to have executed it in the best and most well timed way. An intriguing read for those involved in the digital age and interested in recent history.
informative
medium-paced
A fun, quick read. Having seen and read copious articles about The Social Network, nothing really surprised me but I enjoyed the writing style.
Read this because I had seen the movie. But got bored.
Not a bad book if you're just looking for the basics for how facebook began and it's early history. However much of the book seems like it has been sensationalized to make the story seem more dramatic. It seems to have been written more as a dramatic fictional novel than a factual history of events.
Eh, about what was expected. More interesting as the Social Network. Seems that he could have won best screenplay instead of Sorkin, since it was basically scene for scene with the movie.