Walter Isaacson created one of the best autobiographies/biographies I have ever read for quite a few reasons. I never truly knew about Steve Jobs more inside life before I read this and I am quite glad that I did, because the style of writing in this really helped me improve. The best thing that was done in this by far was the way that these interviews were taken and adapted into something that didn't read like any other book. It was not first nor second, but a variation of third person that didn't specifically overlook any particular person. It almost felt like a documentary while reading it, with the dialogue feeling very open and personal "The hardware team screamed bloody murder...they said it would force us to use a phosphor that was a lot less persistent and would flicker more." This type of dialogue coming straight from the person was delivered in a way that made it not feel like information was being fed to us but rather we were in the interviews ourselves. Although the plot was of someones life, the way it was paced and how the characters were kept in line throughout the whole story, giving this feel as if I was reading a novel, when in actuality, I was experiencing someones life. One of my favorite parts of this book was how raw and truthful it was with its lessons and the characters were extremely honest about everything. It didn't just show steve jobs as some celebrity that people know, but showed him as a human with a large amount of flaws “Steve has a reality distortion field.” When Hertzfeld looked puzzled, Tribble elaborated. “In his presence, reality is malleable. He can convince anyone of practically anything. It wears off when he’s not around, but it makes it hard to have realistic schedules.” By showing these flaws and how his personality was manipulative, it added a tangible quality to Steve jobs that no website article really captures other than the book, and that one of the best qualities that this book really brings to the table, and it is definitely worth a read.
The best thing that was done in this by far was the way that these interviews were taken and adapted into something that didn't read like any other book. It was not first nor second, but a variation of third person that didn't specifically overlook any particular person. It almost felt like a documentary while reading it, with the dialogue feeling very open and personal "The hardware team screamed bloody murder...they said it would force us to use a phosphor that was a lot less persistent and would flicker more." This type of dialogue coming straight from the person was delivered in a way that made it not feel like information was being fed to us but rather we were in the interviews ourselves.
Although the plot was of someones life, the way it was paced and how the characters were kept in line throughout the whole story, giving this feel as if I was reading a novel, when in actuality, I was experiencing someones life.
One of my favorite parts of this book was how raw and truthful it was with its lessons and the characters were extremely honest about everything. It didn't just show steve jobs as some celebrity that people know, but showed him as a human with a large amount of flaws “Steve has a reality distortion field.” When Hertzfeld looked puzzled, Tribble elaborated. “In his presence, reality is malleable. He can convince anyone of practically anything. It wears off when he’s not around, but it makes it hard to have realistic schedules.” By showing these flaws and how his personality was manipulative, it added a tangible quality to Steve jobs that no website article really captures other than the book, and that one of the best qualities that this book really brings to the table, and it is definitely worth a read.