Startup: A Novel
by:
Doree Shafrir (author)
Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9780316360388 (0316360384)
ASIN: 0316360384
Publish date: 2017-04-25
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
Oh, here's a fast, engaging read set in the tech scene in New York. It features Millenials, the old and the young among them. And it does a great job examining and critiquing these things through that lens. But what really struck me is how it really felt like it was about women in the workforce. The...
So, I started this book thinking it was one thing...and I'm not sure I even remember what/why...but it was not that. HOWEVER - I was very pleasantly surprised about the pace, story, and characters. I am a regular listener of Doree and Matt's podcast (Matt and Doree's Eggcellent Adventure) and I sh...
It's hard to give a thumbnail pitch for this book -- my gut wants to compare it to Coupland's Microserfs, just because I liked that so much. But it's more like a feminist Po Bronson's The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest, I think. It's been about 20 years since I read that, and my memory is m...
I liked this book a lot. There were a lot of chuckles. There were women getting even (YAY!!). And, it was a great read. I whipped right through it very pleasantly. The ending, however, just kind of dropped off. Leading me to hope (fingers crossed) that there will be a sequel. I would definitely read...