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I just never quite got the point of this book. I was never sure whether the intended audience was executives/CEOs or hiring managers or employees. I'm still not sure that "rebel" is the right word for what the author is describing. I kept replacing with "successful people" as I read. And while I enjoy case studies, stories, and examples, there were several times when a story or anecdote never tied into the topic and just felt like a random aside and a waste of time.

edit: revisiting this at the end of 2018. I don't think it deserved one star. Bumping it two 2.

this is real life? this shit is crazy!

and then I ate foie gras!
and then I ate more foie gras!
and then I ate even more foie gras!

Very funny. Great beginning. Drawn out middle. Kinda tuned out the ending.

a thinly veiled christ parable that manages to be familiar and a little obtuse all at the same time.

I think it just had too much going on to try to pack into one miniseries. This could be a great platform for a spinoff series following John Bull as he does his weird time-traveling, self-martyring, saving the world thing.

quick read. it's about tetris!

an annotated walk through of the game sprinkled throughout with personal anecdotes and far flung connections.

I thought it was good, until roughly the middle, when I realized what was going on, and then I thought it was great.

- unique and interesting world building

- great characters and great representation.

- can't get over the ending. completely hooked now. gonna have to tear through the remaining books in the series.

basically putting all Jemisin books on hold at the library right now.

(Read for company book club.)

I think it would have been a really good multi-part Medium.com article.

That said, I'm a fan. It's an interesting lens through which to frame your decisions.