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jtcmedia's review against another edition
4.0
An entertaining read. Jim Clark seems like a bit of a nut (a very rich nut)
freckleduck's review
informative
medium-paced
2.0
I wanted to like this book more than I did. I don’t know if I didn’t care about the subject matter or if the material seemed dated but I found myself just not caring much about the topic. A rich eccentric man and how he makes lots of money. The reckless nature of how he changed the economy does not make me feel any better and in a way paved the way for the Theranos and Sam Bankman-Frieds of the world.
adamrbrooks's review
3.0
An interesting look at one of the huge personalities who made the Internet thing happen. Of course, from this distance, it's mostly interesting because it's hard to remember the last time I heard anyone mention Jim Clark.
And I think Lewis really wanted to write a long magazine piece, then thought, "Hey, I bet with a little stretching, I can turn this into a short book that repeats itself a little too often."
Still, entertaining enough. But you're not missing much.
And I think Lewis really wanted to write a long magazine piece, then thought, "Hey, I bet with a little stretching, I can turn this into a short book that repeats itself a little too often."
Still, entertaining enough. But you're not missing much.
ayatamus's review
1.0
I'm not sure why I finished this book. The writing was good, but I hated Jim Clarke towards the end. He just seemed like a typical entitled, money driven, full of himself, out-of-touch-with reality founder from Silicon Valley.
If your only value is money, then this story is an inspiration. But other than that, I had no regard for Jim's careless character.
If anything, it was a good history lesson for me because I was born in the '90's and had never heard of his companies. But they were critical to formation of the internet.
If your only value is money, then this story is an inspiration. But other than that, I had no regard for Jim's careless character.
If anything, it was a good history lesson for me because I was born in the '90's and had never heard of his companies. But they were critical to formation of the internet.