Amidst the various hagiographies and anti-hagiographies circulating, I can't help wishing someone could pull it all together into a cohesive whole and act as Speaker for the Dead.
Does anyone know if the new biography attempts this?
Does anyone know if the new biography attempts this?
From the 60 minutes interview with Issaacson, it seems like a fairly honest appraisal of Jobs.
I'm a third into the Isaacson bio right now.
The following thought popped into my brain as I went:
"Wow. This is some Speaker for the Dead shit, right here."
It's an honest, unbiased, thorough appraisal of his life. Very human. Very real.
I think it's brutally honest and really portrays Steve as a mere mortal subject to the ups and downs of life, while presenting various perspectives. I've been really impressed with how it doesn't try to sugar coat anything, and I find myself hating Steve yet at the same time admiring him.
It really does seem to put you through his life, and in the end you do have to make a call on what to make of it, and what you can take away. I think it really added depth and nuance to the way he's portrayed and illustrated the costs of his way of running things.