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3.3 AVERAGE
3.3 AVERAGE
Started out hate reading this. I still think it was inappropriate to make a female character's weight a plot point, and especially one that was introduced in the first chapter.
Dan is a creeper.
Dan is a creeper.
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A quick and fun evisceration of bro-tech startup culture. I initially found this the writing of this book grating, but I increasingly realised that a lot of the awkward dialogue and clunky descriptions were actually stylistic and deliberate. Once this sunk in, I found the book much more enjoyable. The way Shafrir pokes fun at the male characters is particularly satisfying.
dark
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
I really enjoyed reading Startup! Startup is basically three women's experience working in tech startups in NYC. It talks about what its like to be a non-millennial working under millennials and how work is done in a social media based world. It talks about big issues including sexual harassment and false representation of yourself (not related issues). I wish we could have had a bit more depth but I really enjoyed this book!
THE book of the moment? Possibly. Certainly it touches on many of the facts of life in this present moment.
I literally remember none of this book
I didn’t hate reading this, but i=I also feel like when I get to the end of 2024 and reminisce over all the books I read, I’ll have completely forgotten about this one.
It’s set in the NYC tech scene and sort of touches the surface of what life at a startup must be like. But it was all very one-dimensional. Even the “conflict” at the heart of the story was basic and unexciting. I felt like it was trying to say something about tech bros and the lack of feminism in that world, but it didn’t quite know how to say it.
I just thought there’d be more to it, I guess. Feels like maybe I’m having as hard a time finding what to say in this review as the author did in her book.
February not off to a great start as far as good reads go.