A review by lemeilleurs
Startup by Doree Shafrir

4.0

Man oh man this book was good. The whole startup scene has fascinated me ever since I had to write an article about it for Insite, but it's seemed so far removed from my own experiences. Add in my journalism background and my traditionalist views of journalism/social media, and this book had me hooked. It's such an interesting commentary, not only on the culture of journalism and startups, but also on gender roles in an office culture. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a feminist by any means, but even I think sexual assault in any form is a huge no-no. The most interesting part of course is societies response to this, which I think was captured so well towards the end of the book. My only complaint? The ending! I feel like the characters were just to the heart of their stories and the book just closes, the end, leaving me want to know what happens next.