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by acampbell28 2954 days ago
His daughter, Alexandra Wolfe, did write a book about SV called "Valley of the Gods":

https://www.amazon.com/Valley-Gods-Silicon-Story/dp/15011470...

I haven't read it, but I subscribe to author Ryan Holiday's reading list email newsletter and he had this to say when the book came out:

"A nice new read about the Silicon Valley written by Wall Street Journal reporter (and Tom Wolfe's daughter). It's more pleasant and less cynical than Chaos Monkeys but probably a little more naive too. I was interested in the fate of the various Thiel Fellows since I've met a few of them over the years and was a college dropout myself. Wolfe makes the point that dropping out or getting one of these fellowships has become just as much of a 'track' as the Ivy League these days. Anyway, some great sentences in this book. Not sure how it will stand up over time but was worth a couple hours of my time."

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> Anyway, some great sentences in this book. Not sure how it will stand up over time but was worth a couple hours of my time.

I'm not familiar with Ryan Holiday's work, but this almost sounds like a backhanded compliment, especially when you consider how long (and much work) it takes to write a passable book.

It's no longer about Alexandra's book; it's about Ryan's tight schedule.

It doesn't really read like it's meant to be praise or a compliment the same way, "eh, it was okay, but I wasn't blown away by it," isn't necessarily a compliment--a statement which I think is probably an accurate "synonym" to his original statement.