Sophia of Silicon Valley audiobook

This is a quirky, contemporary story featuring a young Asian professional working in the technological world of Silicon Valley. Sophia is a recent graduate who becomes employed by the greatest people in the field. Her first boss Scott has a fictional resemblance to Steve Jobs, while her second boss' resemblance is to Elon Musk. The story describes the lessons and experiences of a female in a, somewhat male-dominated field. The novel also depicts Sophia's relationship with her family and romantic interests. I enjoy these types of stories and the novel reminded me the books Startup, The Circle, and Touch which I also enjoyed. Overall, I liked it and recommend it to readers of contemporary fiction. I received an advance copy from the publisher via Edelweiss

Being a young female in an industry that is also male dominated (finance/investment banking), it was so interesting to follow Sophia’s journey in Silicon Valley alongside her. As Sophia grows and changes, I saw so many experiences and thought patterns that crossed my life in my early 20s and I have always been drawn to books that show strong females in the workplace. I thought the trajectory of the story flowed naturally and was really enjoyable to read. I’ll be looking for more from this author in the future!

This breezy read reminded me of a combo of “Where’d You Go Bernadette” and “Crazy Rich Asians.” It’s the Cinderella story with Prada boots and a ball gown in Silicon Valley. Part memoir mingled with a little fiction, brassy Sophia is a Chinese American graduate who has the moxie and the smarts to jump from her legal position to a firm that is a copy of Pixar, for a boss who happens to resemble Steve Jobs. All kinds of madcap things happen, from looking for Mr. Right, to getting ill (spoiler alert) to the perfect #metoo revenge. Thrown in for comic relief are her over-protective parents and concerned sister. My favorite parts of the book are the running italicized comments interspersed as the things she’d REALLY like to say to some of the characters. There’s an Elon Musk type, who tempts her away with tons of stock options but I won’t tell you what happens there. At the end of the rainbow, Sophia figures it out and finds happiness. This is a fast and feel good read and Yen is an easy, breezy author.

So I have a cousin that has been harping on me to read one of her favorite books..Crazy Rich Asians. I have yet to tackle it. I just don't feel like it is going to be something that will intrigue me enough. But then...I run across this book. It's had some semi comparisons to it. New age, women's lit, fun, adventurous...all that. I've read it compares to all the good hyped up women in the forefront type books. Decided this will be the one I take a chance on...work my way to the others.Sophia Of Silicon Valley...if this book was a true life story of an actual women then her and I would be so far from the same it's laughable. Workforce world...hi tech, competitive environment, CEO big boss, big problem type problems....yeah..no clue. And did it matter to me...not at all. I was so engrossed...having such a great time reading this. A well paced story with such depth and wit it was hard not to like it. A fierce and sassy woman struggling to gain her place in Silicon Valley amongst all the men that have an easier time getting to where she had to climb, claw, kick and tackle her way up to. In a way it's like a coming of age...because she, Sophia, has had to learn to come into her own in the business world, in her personal life, and within herself. And that cover....so freakin' charming....I just loved it. can make reading about Silicon Valley..not a foreign experience but an interesting one. It's complex, at times serious, but for the most part fun. Worth the read...and kinda makes me want to try out the authors now until I get my hands on another Anna Yen book. Author Anna Yen has a great writing style to this book...Thanks as always to the great people of goodreads, author Anna Yen, and to William Morrow for my free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review to which I gladly and voluntarily gave.

Although "Sophia of Silicon Valley" is classified as a fiction, it's pretty much of what actually has been going on in the tech world of Silicon Valley. It relates very well to current and past Valley IR/PR/communications professionals like me, and is fun to read. Thanks, Anna Yen for a story well told and written.

Was going to call it quits on this book until I got to chapter 3 when she starts at a law firm and writes “I imagined myself sashaying into the kitchen thrice daily for my gratis Diet Coke pick-me-ups”. Then I realized just how relatable this book was.

This started out a bit rocky- Sophia came off as shrieker to me, which is inappropriate in someone so junior in any business, and her desperate need to find a husband rang very very old fashioned, especially at her age. Then, however, it settled down. Clearly Yen knows Silicon Valley and she knows her business, so those interested in a little anti-fan girl for Elon Musk and Steve Jobs will find this entertaining. I found it entertaining for the writing and for the fact that Sophia was dealing with a serious disease (and there's a twist in there that gets a bit of a short shrift.). Note in advance that most of the men are pigs and the women are all working in support roles (except, ironically Sophia's sister who is the rational one in the family.) Silicon Valley culture. I ended up enjoying this quite a bit- it's a quick read that will be a good beach book this summer. Thanks to Edelweiss for the ARC.

Not only was I entertained by this book and the character from start to finish, the personal + professional lessons Sophia experienced helped me directly address a few major challenges I've been facing in my own career growth around trusting my voice and contributions. Sophia become a sort of role model for me, as someone who overcame self-doubt through hard work, a little bit of luck, and following the path where her strengths led her.

This one was fun! Obviously heavily drawn from the author's experiences and was easy to tell which real world tech companies Sophia worked for, but I enjoyed walking the steps of a twenty something making their way through a high powered career and industry and finding themselves along the way. Laughed out loud a few times, especially at some of the scenes with her parents

This was a really fun read. I live and work in Silicon Valley near where she grew up! I loved seeing that the actually streets, restaurants and places that Sophia visited are real! Sophia was a quirky, no nonsense, hardworking, strong character. I love that she was herself and didn’t have to compromise her personality and values to become successful! The way she stood up to the strong CEOs she worked for was super inspirational.

Four stars for a fun, quick read. Nothing particularly special, but it would be unfair for her to be a great novelist too.