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An excellent take on modern startup culture, tech journalism, and harassment in the workplace. It's Crichton's Disclosure for a new generation.
Fast-paced, engaging look at the tech scene in NYC. Mostly I liked the character of Sabrina (a older mother of two trying to find her feet after life didn't turn out quite like she imagined) and Katya (a young journalist). The topics of the story are very trendy (startups, the "dudebro" phenom, women in tech) and I think it'll be a dated read within a few years but Shafrir has something interesting things to say about what work means and how our perceptions of it are changing. I also appreciated the diversity of her characters. The ending felt slightly unresolved. Still, I'm interested to see what a second book by this author would look like.
This was an ok book. Certainly better than expected when I started it.
Quick read. Not terrible, just not super complex or surprising.
I probably would have given this a lower rating if I didn't live in NYC and identify so well with the different personality types. Wasn't super taken with the story and the ending was disappointing.
Startup was an interesting read, especially seeing what women in tech have had to deal with.
A character-driven novel I read in 18 hours that's so timely it feels almost eerie.
This had kind of a dud ending, but other than that, I really enjoyed this. Surprisingly insightful and entertaining.
I appreciate the effort to satirize the gross tech bro culture, but this attempt is so slight as to barely leave a nail mark.