Bad Blood is a wild ride, from start to finish. It reads like a thriller, and feels like you're watching a runaway freight train.
The Theranos story is one I've been following closely. Through podcasts, Carreyrou's original articles, and even television adaptations, it's a story with so many angles. Elizabeth Holmes offers a masterclass in control and manipulation.
John Carreyrou is a master of pacing. There's not a single boring moment in Bad Blood. He also makes the information accessible for the layperson — no mean feat when you consider how much medical, chemistry, and economic knowledge should have been required to follow a story like this.
Bad Blood is investigative journalism done right. It's well presented, entertaining, and fully fact-checked. Not once did I feel that Carreyrou was reaching in his conclusions. This is probably one of my top non-fiction recommends of the decade.
Reviewed by pamela on
Reading updates
- 27 April, 2022: Started reading
- 27 April, 2022: on page 0 out of 320
- 5 May, 2022: Finished reading
- 5 May, 2022: Reviewed