Book Opinion - Sophia Amoruso's #GIRLBOSS review

QNL - Qatar National Library

I'm kinda very late to jump on the bandwagon of GIRLBOSS. I read it just last month, already after all the downs of the company in the past 5 years. But better late than never, right?

I left my job a month back and I was looking for something inspirational to read to put me in a more entrepreneurial (I hate this word and I think it is mutual) state of mind. I was browsing through the local library - a state of the art building which deserves a separate post (just look at this picture from inside).

And there it was in the Business section - #GIRLBOSS. I saw the cover before, the name sounded familiar and look at that boss pose - so why not give it a go?

The book has 3.69 out of 5 rating and thousands of reviews on the Goodreads.

I liked the book, I genuinely enjoyed it. It is lightly written, Sophia seems to be aware of her own flaws and weaknesses. It is more of a memoir than it is a business book. It is a story of the girl who decided to do what she knew how to do and enjoyed it and it suddenly (for everyone) turned into a large scale business. 

I didn't expect this book to be a business Bible and guide me on how to build a business. It just doesn't look that way. But it is a good book for people who are afraid that they are not educated enough or in the right field to start a business. 


When thinking about starting my own business, I always felt terrified about the future of it - what if? What if doesn't work out? What if I don't become known for what I am doing? What if I don't get my million? Well, this book showed me the perspective every potential entrepreneur should adopt - just start, start as small as you can afford, and work for something you enjoy or know will bring you cash. Why didn't this simple truth occur to me by itself? I'm gonna blame my anxiety for that, not my stubbornness. But I am glad it came to me through this book and Sophia's story. 

I'd give this book 4 out of 5. I'd advise everyone to read it, just have your expectations set realistically - the book is not about how to succeed in business and build a multi-billion empire. I mean, in the end, the girlboss failed to keep the company afloat by herself. But it is a book about working on your passions and that it is always worth trying to start something.

And in the end - did it inspire me? Well, yeah it did, I felt more confident about doing research for potential business ideas so I guess #GIRLBOSS potentially turned just a Girl's Girl to a Boss.