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Self-Made: Creating Our Identities from Da Vinci to the Kardashians by Tara Isabella Burton
challenging
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
A reflective book on the history of being self-made and how it affects us now, and our expectations of ourselves and those around us.
I knew that being "self-made" is basically a scam and that it's mostly a thing for the middle to upper-middle-class healthy, white man, now somewhat a woman of the same social class. Yes, you could be poor at one point in the US and become "self-made". But as the book shows, the whole thing is false, you can't individually self-make yourself into wealth.
The book uses Trump as an example: he started as a wealthy white man and is a terrible businessperson! He lost most of his inheritance, made some of it back through a TV show, and continues to defraud and not pay people!
Overall, an enjoyable book though very informative!
Narrator Rating: 4 stars
Excellent for a non-fiction narrator, slightly above average for any narrator.
Extra ratings: Fluff -NA Heartfelt -NA Helpful - 4/5 Horror -NA Inspiration -2/5 Love aka Romance -NA Mystery -NA Predictability -NA Spice -NA Suspense -NA Tear -NA Thrill -NA Humor-1.5/5
I knew that being "self-made" is basically a scam and that it's mostly a thing for the middle to upper-middle-class healthy, white man, now somewhat a woman of the same social class. Yes, you could be poor at one point in the US and become "self-made". But as the book shows, the whole thing is false, you can't individually self-make yourself into wealth.
The book uses Trump as an example: he started as a wealthy white man and is a terrible businessperson! He lost most of his inheritance, made some of it back through a TV show, and continues to defraud and not pay people!
Overall, an enjoyable book though very informative!
Narrator Rating: 4 stars
Excellent for a non-fiction narrator, slightly above average for any narrator.
Extra ratings: Fluff -NA Heartfelt -NA Helpful - 4/5 Horror -NA Inspiration -2/5 Love aka Romance -NA Mystery -NA Predictability -NA Spice -NA Suspense -NA Tear -NA Thrill -NA Humor-1.5/5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Slavery, Violence
Minor: War