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Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
13 reviews
sea_tea_books's review against another edition
4.5
"Theranos operated under a culture of secrecy and fear." Secrets make us sick.
Another case where capitalism overthrows science and critical thinking.
Unbelievable how many
Don't get me wrong, Elizabeth Holmes deserves the blame. She is guilty, not only of crimes punishable by prison time, but also of being a deceptive, manipulative, scarily harmful saleswoman who can never be trusted again. She does not appear to show remorse for any of her behavior, nor does she accept any blame for her wrongdoing. The magnitude of her denial is bewildering. Let's put it this way, Dr. Ramani Durvasula could have a field day assessing Elizabeth Holmes. Dr. Ramani often says she doesn't trust charismatic people; how relevant in this case.
An interesting part of this book was
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Medical content, Blood, Toxic relationship, and Bullying
torturedreadersdept's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Stalking, Medical trauma, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Gaslighting, Death, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Medical content, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Dysphoria, Pregnancy, Sexism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Misogyny
echood's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Medical trauma, Suicide, Gaslighting, Stalking, and Medical content
Minor: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Terminal illness, and Death
plumpatio's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Medical content, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Blood, Suicide, Bullying, and Ableism
Moderate: Medical trauma, Stalking, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, and Death
Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
ethrbo's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, and Medical content
Minor: Suicide
xwritingstoriesx's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Medical content, Suicide, and Emotional abuse
natrix's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Blood, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
jessthanthree's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting
Moderate: Suicide, Cancer, and Toxic relationship
amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Medical content, Emotional abuse, Bullying, and Gaslighting
Minor: Sexual assault
odrib's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Bullying, Gaslighting, and Stalking
Moderate: Blood, Suicide, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Minor: Cancer