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Small Fry

By: Lisa Brennan-Jobs
Narrated by: Eileen Stevens
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A frank, smart, and captivating memoir by the daughter of Apple founder Steve Jobs

Born on a farm and named in a field by her parents - artist Chrisann Brennan and Steve Jobs - Lisa Brennan-Jobs' childhood unfolded in a rapidly changing Silicon Valley. When she was young, Lisa's father was a mythical figure who was rarely present in her life. As she grew older, her father took an interest in her, ushering her into a new world of mansions, vacations, and private schools. His attention was thrilling, but he could also be cold, critical, and unpredictable. When her relationship with her mother grew strained in high school, Lisa decided to move in with her father, hoping he'd become the parent she'd always wanted him to be.

Small Fry is Lisa Brennan-Jobs' poignant story of a childhood spent between two imperfect but extraordinary homes. Scrappy, wise, and funny, young Lisa is an unforgettable guide through her parents' fascinating and disparate worlds. Part portrait of a complex family, part love letter to California in the '70s and '80s, Small Fry is an enthralling audiobook by an insightful new literary voice.

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I love the insight. It made me appreciate more steve was not a perfect person. As I was already aware that fame isn't all the greatness that it's said to be. I think it's very well written who really cares about her father. I'm glad the book exist.

Good insight and a ture point over you

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I was first introduced to this book by @gretchenrubin via the happiness project podcast. It sounded like an interesting story so I added it to my reading list. Then, as an obliger, I simply had to read it. I’m extremely glad I did. Working in IT I’m more than familiar with the history of Steve Jobs, but had no prior knowledge of his daughter Lisa.

The tale starts with explaining how Lisa was first rejected by her father and was being brought up by her artistic mother. They often found it hard to make ends meet while her distant father was becoming more well known and affluent. Gradually Lisa and her dad grew to know each other but he still kept denying he was her father. Eventually their father daughter bond became stronger until he did in fact acknowledge he was one of her parents. We learn how, in his younger days, Steve would go roller skating with Lisa and could often be fun. We also learn about Steve’s difficult past.

Eventually Lisa gets to spend more time with her father, eventually moving into his home. All this time Steve appears to have difficulty becoming really close to Lisa. She also feels pressured to comply to his rules, which are making her school activities difficult. Eventually she moves back out to split her time between both parents.

At the end, during Steve’s failing days with cancer, we learn that he has regrets for how he has treated his daughter. We feel that he believes he should have tried harder and been closer to her. I’m left feeling that Lisa did manage to get some connection with her father but this connection was fragmented at times.

I enjoyed listening to this book (on Audible) and was left wanting to know more about how Lisa has progressed since her father’s death. As an IT professional it was also a treat to finally discovered that the Lisa computer was named after the creator’s daughter. Thank you Gretchen for this recommendation.

Unsettled parenthood

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I liked the book it was decent. However, it wasn't what I was hoping it to be. I'm personally a big fan of Steve jobs so I went in with the hope of wanting to find out more about him. Although it provided fresh perspective from Lisa's perspective, I feel it dragged on too much. Parts of it were very good and insightful , especially when it came to finding out more about Steve Jobs as a parent and the torn relationship they had. It really provided a good indication of how important it is to have a good father figure in your early years which you get the sense of. But what really let it down was that I felt it was too slow. I would've preferred that the book focused more on the latter part of Jobs being very sick and relationship at that point but that part seemed to be skimmed through. Good book, just make sure you're expectations are right before you decide to read it.

Decent book

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I knew nothing about Lisa or her famous father, so found this story profoundly shocking. The contrast between her mother and father's lives and therefore hers, was incredible. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and the narrator.

An intriguing look behind the name

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Love to know more angles of the story with Steve Jobs. I loved how her daughter portrayed her story from her own perspective and lens, very well written and a pleasure to hear it.

Though life, wouldn’t have thought

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How can a father with so much money make life so difficult for his daughter. No words

Father

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