A review by zinelib
Private Equity: A Memoir by Carrie Sun

dark reflective slow-paced

4.0

Author/narrator Carrie Sun isn't the most likable narrator. She makes poor choices, at least in her own life. As the executive assistant to a billionaire hedge fund founder/manager, her work is unimpeachable. I've read a few memoirs of women of color who seek their fortune in fortune 500 companies and ultimately leave to save their lives. There is an undeniable appeal to making a gazillion dollars, living luxuriously, and taking care of one's immigrant parents (and giving them something to brag about even while they criticize and disown you on the regular, in Sun's case). However, Sun ultimately realizes that helping billionaires and the billionaire business is pretty much the same thing as fucking over the poor, and she wants out. Plus she's depressed, in poor physical shape, flirting with an eating disorder, and goes back to a controlling ex-fiancé.