Review: The Railway Man

The Railway Man by Eric Lomax
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Moonlight Mile

Moonlight Mile by Dennis Lehane
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Review: Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A splendid and a fabulous account of the demise of a much-touted tech start-up and its larger-than-life persona of its CEO. The book reads like a thriller and there is never a dull moment when you feel like putting away the book for a couple of days. The story is about the rise and fall of Theranos, the rising unicorn in Silicon Valley.

The author, a Wall Street Journal investigative reporter had first published the story in the reputed newpaper. He has meticulously collated the details and put together a very detailed account of how the CEO Elizabeth Holmes and her COO Sunny Balwani lied their way to the top, misleading their investors, customers, patients and the regulatory authorities to set up a multi-billion dollar enterprise which eventually collapsed like a pack of cards. At the end of this saga, I felt that Elizabeth Holmes was never lured by money but the thought of succeeding in a man's world to the extent that she disregarded to her moral conscience in pursuit of fame and success.

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