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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 Sp

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?

vailripper 15y ago
Isaascson had 40 some-odd interviews with Jobs, and none of it was censored by Jobs apparently, so the biography ought to give a good picture of the real jobs. From the 60 minutes interview with Issaacson, it seems like a fairly honest appraisal of Jobs.
danilocampos 15y ago
Hah. You know what? 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.
mrb 15y ago
Yes. I started reading the biography. I am about 1/5th through. The author meticulously tried to depict true facts, and Jobs' true personality, often directly quoting 3-4 persons involved in some of the "incidents". In the preface, it is also revealed that both Jobs and his wife asked the author to not attempt to sugar-coat reality. So I would say it is pretty well done.
gujk 15y ago
Isaacson's biography of Ben Franklin is much like you describe. I alternately revered and resented Franklin while I was reading, and took notes to apply to my own life. I would trust the Jobs book to be similar.
ebrenes 15y ago
I'm half-way through the biography and I think that's a good description of it. 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.

vailripper 15y ago

Isaascson had 40 some-odd interviews with Jobs, and none of it was censored by Jobs apparently, so the biography ought to give a good picture of the real jobs. From the 60 minutes interview with Issaacson, it seems like a fairly honest appraisal of Jobs.

danilocampos 15y ago

Hah. You know what? 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.

mrb 15y ago

Yes. I started reading the biography. I am about 1/5th through. The author meticulously tried to depict true facts, and Jobs' true personality, often directly quoting 3-4 persons involved in some of the "incidents". In the preface, it is also revealed that both Jobs and his wife asked the author to not attempt to sugar-coat reality. So I would say it is pretty well done.

gujk 15y ago

Isaacson's biography of Ben Franklin is much like you describe. I alternately revered and resented Franklin while I was reading, and took notes to apply to my own life. I would trust the Jobs book to be similar.

ebrenes 15y ago

I'm half-way through the biography and I think that's a good description of it. 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.