Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built (édition 2016)

More like 3.5 stars. I’m a big fan of Jack Ma and Alibaba, but this biography just didn’t do a great job of introducing the reader to him. It was adequate, but focused on a lot of pointless details in some places, and short on facts and analysis on other places. It is especially hard to see how replicable what he did really is. The book felt sometimes fawning to a degree which really calls into question overall objectivity, too. ( )

Some people praise Jack Ma for all of his achievements and for what he has done with his life so far, and others hate his guts to a very large extent and immensely dislike him because he supposedly sells cheap and crappy stuff over the internet. But none of us truly knows his true personality, and none of us truly knows the true brilliance of his character, so we shouldn't judge him by his guest appearances and by the nature of his harsh and sometime immensely educative inspirational words. He's no doubt a very wise man who has faced a lot of adversities, and this great book shares a few titbits of his life prior he became one of the world's richest and one of the world's most respectful businessmen, and it shows you immensely that everything is possible for as long as you have clear vision, faith, and believe in your craziest dreams. ( )

The subject is interesting and important. I did manage to read the entire book. (It is not long.)

This book is not very well done. It lacks context and critical thinking, and is hard to follow.

A full account of Jack Ma's rise to the internet mogul that ALibaba has made him.
The book was well-written but lacked humpor. I found it tough reading. ( )