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2.5 stars. I'm a sucker for books that expose the inner workings of businesses, particularly unicorns (companies valued at >$1 billion US dollars) that have a public fall from grace (see further reading below). I had only vaguely heard of the brand Glossier and had never heard of Emily Weiss before picking up this book, but frankly it as a very weird read. The main issues I had with this book were:

1) from how Meltzer presented the beauty brand Glossier and its founder Emily Weiss, neither have really fallen from grace, been rocked by major scandals, or really done anything to merit a "scandalous tell-all" like this book seems marketed to be

2) Meltzer writes with a sense of animosity, deep-seated resentment, and/or jealousy towards Weiss that is frankly bizarre for a journalist who's supposed to maintain professional distance and objectivity in their work. I would also be very upset if I were in Weiss' position, that this journalist who I've allowed to profile me for years and invited into my home when I'm apparently a very private person is now writing an exposé about me trying to paint me as a #gaslightgatekeepgirlboss and dredging up details of my personal life that are irrelevant to my work.

Further reading - business exposés I'd recommend over this book:
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou, about Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes, where the #girlboss narrative actually works
Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and Spectacular Fall of Adam Neumann and WeWork by Reeves Wiedeman
Boundless: The Rise, Fall, and Escape of Carlos Ghosn by Nick Kostov and Sean McLain
The Kingdom of Prep: The Inside Story of the Rise and (Near) Fall of J.Crew by Maggie Bullock
Lights Out: Pride, Delusion, and the Fall of General Electric by Thomas Gryta
The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind

Memoirs that serve as personal exposés about toxic business cultures
Whistleblower: My Journey to Silicon Valley and Fight for Justice at Uber by Susan Fowler
Uncanny Valley by Anna Weiner (about the author's experience at an unnamed tech company)
Strip Tees: A Memoir of Millennial Los Angeles by Kate Flannery (about the author's experience at American Apparel)
Private Equity: A Memoir by Carrie Sun (about the author's experience at an unnamed NYC-based investment firm)
Hey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing (I have very mixed feelings about this book about the author's experience at an unnamed MLM)

My stats:
Book 123 for 2024
Book 1726 cumulatively