The Audacity

This is a book that surprised me when it showed up on my library holds shelf. This isn't uncommon for me–I'll often read a review of an upcoming book, think it sounds interesting, request it, and then forget about it until it shows up. Then I have to squint at it and remember why I wanted it in in the first place. I think in this case I must have read something that compared Victoria's company to Theranos and that got me interested in the scam angle. UNFORTUNATELY much like [b:Sucker 61151268 Sucker Daniel Hornsby https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1669324045l/61151268.SY75.jpg 94898827], I was led astray. Authors please stop luring me in by saying you're writing about an Elizabeth Holmes-standin and then actually writing about ineffectual men in the orbit of Elizabeth Holmes. I don't care about them!! Get me in the head of the scam queen!! (To be fair this book kind of tries to do that but Victoria's POV is maybe 25% of the book compared to Guy's.)It's marketed as a “satire” but like....is it?? The language reminds me a little bit of David Foster Wallace (who I DO LIKE) but it seems to lack the heart of DFW which is like the main point of DFW. IDK. IDK. Bleh. I did finish the whole thing though, mostly bc it's pretty short and also I guess I maintained some optimism that it might turn the ship around and focus more on the aspects that I thought were more interesting. But alas it never did.