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The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal
Ben Mezrich
3.36 AVERAGE
267 reviews for:
The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal
Ben Mezrich
3.36 AVERAGE
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.
It was interesting to get an 'inside' story of how Facebook was created. While the author attempted to suggest possibilities of what may have happened during the creation, his word choices were not strong enough to be entirely believable. His writing could have been more confident. I'm disappointed the book did not portray both " creators' " stories behind Facebook. I read this and felt a tone of tattling and complaining.
informative
slow-paced
so first of fuck mark zuckerberg and buiness majors!
the movie was way better imo! this was written by a man who saw sex with women as a popularity currency and it shone through the whole way through, big dislike
but hey! i read it! cause a hyperfixation is a hyperfixation and i love the social network (when viewed as a fiction gay tragedy)
also just proud of me for reading it! 2021 the year of reading books
the movie was way better imo! this was written by a man who saw sex with women as a popularity currency and it shone through the whole way through, big dislike
but hey! i read it! cause a hyperfixation is a hyperfixation and i love the social network (when viewed as a fiction gay tragedy)
also just proud of me for reading it! 2021 the year of reading books
From the true story in the news to the movie - I have seen and heard everything about the history of how Facebook was started and the person Mark Zuckerberg is. The news covered everything from a very logical side where everyone's opinions were shared. The movie definitely did not side with Zuckerberg.
The book - a whole different story (pun intended). Seeing as some of the people involved decided not to partake in the interviews, I felt that this book was very one-sided. I think it should have be renamed - Eduardo's story because the author definitely interviewed him and the story was really based on him and his adventures. A co-founder of facebook and its first investor - he is also on the list of people who Mark screwed over on his way to becoming the youngest billionaire.
I would pass this book onto those who are interested in the facebook story and want to hear something different from what was told in the movie and in the news. A great read with an interesting take on the story of facebook
The book - a whole different story (pun intended). Seeing as some of the people involved decided not to partake in the interviews, I felt that this book was very one-sided. I think it should have be renamed - Eduardo's story because the author definitely interviewed him and the story was really based on him and his adventures. A co-founder of facebook and its first investor - he is also on the list of people who Mark screwed over on his way to becoming the youngest billionaire.
I would pass this book onto those who are interested in the facebook story and want to hear something different from what was told in the movie and in the news. A great read with an interesting take on the story of facebook
An easy read. Mezrich tries a little bit too hard to prove himself as an author... and forgets he was trying to do so on the next page. When you read it you have to understand he didn't have all the information and, as he accepts in the beginning, some of the scenes were just imagined. The facts may not be right, but the important thing he did get through was showing the drive that the founders had. 8/10
This book starts off pretty slow, but picks up about 1/6 of the way in. This book definitely only presents a limited view of what happened, but it's definitely an interesting read if you're interested in the first days of Facebook.
Only reason I finished this book is because it was assigned for a class. Extremely poorly written - author is a disgrace to Harvard's writing program. Misogynistic and objectifying portrayal of women throughout the book, completely irredeemable and unlikeable characters, petty drama ("He stole our idea!" "It was about honor!" Grow up.), tries to be dramatic but falls flat. And force does not equal mass times velocity, as stated in one of the chapters in a poor attempt to appeal to a geeky audience. Clearly this guy didn't pay attention during those core courses he talks about at such length.
Something that really bugged me was that the author kept referring to the coding as "computer code." Saying "computer code" is like saying "a funny meme": if you have to say it, it signifies you don't know what you're talking about. Which this guy clearly didn't.
Something that really bugged me was that the author kept referring to the coding as "computer code." Saying "computer code" is like saying "a funny meme": if you have to say it, it signifies you don't know what you're talking about. Which this guy clearly didn't.
Some parts were all right and it was a quick read. But, like a few others have stated here, this is one of the rare instances where the film adaptation was better than the book. The characters were more fleshed out and more three dimensional in the film. Here, they just seem like cardboard cutouts. But most of all, they're all unlikeble. Granted, Zuckerberg in the film wasn't that likeable but at least he was more of an interesting character.