Amanda's Reviews > Steve Jobs

I thought this book was a reasonably balanced view of a creative genius who was also an insufferably arrogant, cruel individual who was extremely plugged into the wants of the target consumer, but couldn't be bothered to treat those closest to him with the same empathy or respect. Jobs was a man who felt the rules didn't apply to him which I'm sure made him more capable of challenging the status quo or pushing the boundaries of anything that came before. He was willing to protect what he believed was true artistry, he was willing to hold his team and himself accountable for what they produced. All of that was amazing, but I wasn't able to get completely past his inability to be generous to the people around him, to be conscious of the destruction he created in pursuit of his product passions and his ignorance of his family while using his genius as an excuse for his behavior. I appreciate that he will forever be a titan of the business world and a man who really redefined multiple industries with his vision, but if I were one of his daughters, I'd want to know why I wasn't as important as my brother (who he clearly treated as his favorite while his daughters seemed to be afterthoughts) or at least as important as one of his other inventions?