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3.3 AVERAGE
3.3 AVERAGE
I read Startup in just a couple days. It was entertaining but often frustrating; my chief complaint is that it seems like this book got pushed out too quickly, before it was truly done. I caught multiple blatant errors--at one point, the author gets the story's two main companies mixed up and says Katya's first full-time job was at TakeOff, not TechScene. A few pages later, the end of some dialogue literally says "figure out if there's a there there." Seriously? No copyeditor, editor, publisher, or beta reader caught those mistakes? And those were just the most egregious ones.
Beyond that, it also seems like no 20-something actually read this book before it was published, or they would've pointed out that millennials don't text the way the author writes. Believe it or not, we often write in complete sentences with punctuation and capital letters and everything. No, we do not shorten people to "ppl" or any of the other silly abbreviations Gen X-ers and Baby Boomers seem to think we use.
The characters were often stereotypes and did silly things, but the dialogue did feel realistic to me. The author did a good job of capturing the way millennials talk.
Overall, entertaining book with occasional spot-on, funny observations about millennial life and startups. A good but not impressive read.
Beyond that, it also seems like no 20-something actually read this book before it was published, or they would've pointed out that millennials don't text the way the author writes. Believe it or not, we often write in complete sentences with punctuation and capital letters and everything. No, we do not shorten people to "ppl" or any of the other silly abbreviations Gen X-ers and Baby Boomers seem to think we use.
The characters were often stereotypes and did silly things, but the dialogue did feel realistic to me. The author did a good job of capturing the way millennials talk.
Overall, entertaining book with occasional spot-on, funny observations about millennial life and startups. A good but not impressive read.
I enjoyed peeking into NYC startup culture and it was fun to read about the the gritty current happenings in the tech scene. I felt like a fly on the wall in VC meetings and startup drama and it felt delectable to witness such a detailed and current tech happenings. Otherwise, I didn't like anything about this book. It wasn't funny or meaningful or really interesting at all. Almost all the dialog was pointless and even the workplace crushes lacked oomph and excitement. Sabrina was the only character that had an interesting dilemma that seemed worth reading about... but the ending didn't provide any direction toward fixing her problems.
Speaking of the ending, I have no idea what to make of it... Maybe the author is making a statement about how today's working 20-somethings are vapid and their struggles are frustratingly meaningless? If that's the case, I am angry I bought this book. If that's not the case, I still don't understand the point.
Speaking of the ending, I have no idea what to make of it... Maybe the author is making a statement about how today's working 20-somethings are vapid and their struggles are frustratingly meaningless? If that's the case, I am angry I bought this book. If that's not the case, I still don't understand the point.
i read this three weeks ago and can barely remember it enough to review it, so that's how good it was. some good commentary on bro culture in tech but not great.
Doree Shafrir's breakout novel is witty, satirical, and just a little too real and uncomfortable in places. This amazingly funny look at startup culture in New York illustrates the stereotypical conceptions of twenty-somethings making their millions while turning a spotlight on the very real issues of women (of all ages and sentiments) navigating a male dominated industry.
Shafrir tackles issues like inter-office dating, sexual harassment, sexual coercion, and being a woman in her thirties (gasp!) in the millenials' world. It is a fun, face paced story that perfectly balances satire and real world issues.
I highly recommend it.
Shafrir tackles issues like inter-office dating, sexual harassment, sexual coercion, and being a woman in her thirties (gasp!) in the millenials' world. It is a fun, face paced story that perfectly balances satire and real world issues.
I highly recommend it.
I flew through this book. I enjoyed the story, the characters, and the writing so much. I loved the way the author (whose podcast I’m also a big fan of) made the characters have such realistic reactions - none of the women are perfect feminists who respond to all their challenges the “right” way. Highly recommend if you’re looking for something entertaining, readable, and with just enough real-world parallels to make you think.