Hank G (BookWyrm) reviewed An Ugly Truth by Cecilia Kang
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5 stars
As someone who has read way more than I should on Facebook I'd say that it is 4 stars for me personally since a lot of this was retread. However if someone is new to this I'd say it's 5 stars (why I rated it as such) since it provides a very well written and clear path through the important parts of Facebook's controversies. I still did learn stuff. Most of the Facebook histories I've read focus much more on Zuck's early history and him as the main character, of sorts, through the various episodes. This is the first one that really emphasized the other people involved this much, including and especially Sheryl Sandberg. This provided a lot more dimension to how certain decisions played out, who was influencing Zuckerberg when, and then how the rest of the Facebook team on high and in the masses through Tribe reacted to …
As someone who has read way more than I should on Facebook I'd say that it is 4 stars for me personally since a lot of this was retread. However if someone is new to this I'd say it's 5 stars (why I rated it as such) since it provides a very well written and clear path through the important parts of Facebook's controversies. I still did learn stuff. Most of the Facebook histories I've read focus much more on Zuck's early history and him as the main character, of sorts, through the various episodes. This is the first one that really emphasized the other people involved this much, including and especially Sheryl Sandberg. This provided a lot more dimension to how certain decisions played out, who was influencing Zuckerberg when, and then how the rest of the Facebook team on high and in the masses through Tribe reacted to things unfolding. If you care more about the history of Facebook's controversial events this is even better than Facebook The Inside Story. That book was better in terms of providing a lot more details about Facebook pre-history and very early eras though. Between both books I think you'll get a full picture of the company, the people at the helm, and the history of major events and controversies in its history.
