Fulfillment: Winning and Losing in One-Click America by Alec MacGillis, Stefan Alexander MacGillis

3.9 AVERAGE

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meaghunt's review against another edition

3.0
Not quite as compelling as I'd hoped (I appreciate closer-up looks at the lives of workers for these kinds of deep sociological dives), but this book was eye-opening. I knew Amazon had changed the retail landscape of our country over the last twenty years, but I was not aware of just how egregious their labor practices were, or quite the level of monopoly they've developed over the marketplace. It's a bit startling.

All that to say, if you have an Amazon Prime account, you should consider reading this.

breadandmushrooms's review against another edition

3.0
informative reflective slow-paced
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maggies's review against another edition

4.0
informative medium-paced
Data and stories to back up what I already believed, but well-packaged imo

lottie1803's review against another edition

4.0
informative reflective medium-paced

anajurs's review against another edition

4.5
informative reflective sad

ddroc's review against another edition

5.0
Really unbelievably good and a must read!

kevinkos81's review against another edition

4.0
Amazon is awful and Bezos is the devil.

dreaday's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH
DNF. Surprisingly boring for such an impactful subject.
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wordpanda's review against another edition

4.0
dark informative reflective fast-paced
A disturbing and informative look into the social and economic impacts of Amazon. I wish everyone would read this book.

joehardy's review against another edition

4.0
MacGillis dives into the world of Amazon and "Winner takes All" Capitalism through the a variety of representatives (both individuals and places) of an increasingly polarized America. While it sounds like, through other reviews, that there are other books tackling a similar issue through a more quantitative or data-driven approach, I appreciated MacGillis' narrative and his fixation on the complicated impact Amazon has on both individuals and many of the communities its offices' inhabit.

Safe to say, this book renewed my resolve to not utilize the platform for anything. The positives associated with Amazon labor - a more equitable wage in areas with otherwise stagnant wages - cannot come via a privatized entity. When that is the vehicle for positive welfare change, change will be a shadow what should happen and workers will be compensated far less than they should.