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#Girlboss by Sophia Amoruso
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it was ok

It's overwhelmingly clear from the book that Sophia Amoruso is a hard worker. She's dedicated to her business, she's extremely talented at what she does, and I suspect she'd be pretty fun to attend a party with even thought she would probably make you wear silver leather pants.

That being said, this book just didn't do it for me. Amoruso neglects the more fascinating elements of her story, like the fact that she went from being the "youngest person at a San Francisco Marxist book club" and eating dumpster bagels to being a CEO with a brand-new Porsche. I don't mean to slam her for changing her mind on capitalism, but it would have been very interesting and pretty informative to see exactly how that transition happened and whether she thinks that is appropriate for everyone. Instead we get vague pieces of advice like, don't bad talk your boss on social media after you're fired. There's a chapter that outlines the importance of using sigil magic to ensure your progress through ranks that felt totally off the wall.

The off-the-wall-ness does work for her sometimes, especially within the context of a business book. Sheryl Sandberg certainly isn't telling you about the Halloween she dressed as a 70s Blaxploitation character and tried to beat up her boyfriend's ex. Those stories, and how they helped her become a better person, are silly and illuminating. I just wish there were more of them.
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June 6, 2014 – Shelved

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Emily LOL. Sigil magic??


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Ami I feel like for Halloween you should go dressed as Sophia with her sigil magic and I should go as Sheryl Sandberg as a 70s movie character.


Emily What I'm hearing is that we're going to drink our way through SF on Halloween!!!


Laura DeRossett Sophia derosseTT


Kristina Lynn Yes, that transition was definitely missing. I kept thinking while reading this book was, who was writing it for her? What I mean by that is here is a woman with a great story and success and this book could have been very funny, enlightening and sharp.But it wasn't
. You are completely on point about the chapter on Sigil being "off the wall".


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