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Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
36 reviews
cammiem8's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Suicide, and Blood
Moderate: Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Cancer, Gaslighting, and Medical content
hlipman22's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Gaslighting, and Medical content
Moderate: Death, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Cancer
jetpackdracula's review against another edition
4.25
Minor: Blood and Medical content
dc0901's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Medical content and Blood
Moderate: Suicide, Chronic illness, and Cancer
carlytenille's review against another edition
3.75
Moderate: Bullying, Blood, and Medical content
Minor: Suicide
toffishay's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Medical content and Medical trauma
Minor: Suicide
odrib's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Bullying, Gaslighting, and Stalking
Moderate: Blood, Suicide, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Minor: Cancer
machuvicchu's review against another edition
4.5
I don't think I read enough non-fiction or highly detailed articles to be in the place to rate a book like this, so I took into consideration how much I've learned and my overall feelings and experience while reading.
Business and legal talk is always really daunting for me. I have a background in biology, but the technological aspects could also be intimidating. I think this is why I found the beginning to be a bit dense and difficult, but you can't fault Carreyrou for explaining everything to give proper context.
I can't imagine how difficult it is to form a narrative on only bits and fragments of a company that was an ever-moving revolving door, but the sequence and order of the accounts Carreyrou describes worked well.
Hearing the highlight points of this case, it is difficult to come to the conclusion of how Elizabeth Holmes, Sunny Balwani, and others in Theranos were able to get away with their charade for so long. The reiteration of her charisma and charm with her big blue eyes don't really hold any weight for me, and left me almost frustrated. For the tens of investors and board of directors that were "bewitched" by her, there were just as many who questioned her ethics and practices. This story is a big lesson to not let those in power go unchecked, and I'm grateful for the whistleblowers who spoke up, because who knows how much worse things could have gotten if not for them.
Moderate: Medical content
mermaidsherbet's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Medical content, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Stalking, and Chronic illness
Minor: Suicide
junefish's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Medical content and Suicide
Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Gaslighting, Misogyny, and Sexual assault