Ambition Monster

A Memoir

De: Jennifer Romolini

Narrado por: Jennifer Romolini

Duración: 9 h y 32 m

Resumen del Editor

A deeply personal memoir about workaholism, the addictive nature of ambition, and the humbling process of picking yourself up when the world lets you down—an anti-girlboss tale for our times for listeners of Drinking: A Love Story and Uncanny Valley.

After years of relentlessly racing up the professional ladder, Jennifer Romolini reached the kind of success many crave: a high-profile, C-suite dream job, a book well-received enough that reporters wanted to know the secrets to her success, and a gig traveling around the country giving speeches on “making it.” She had a handsome and clever husband, a precocious child. But beneath this polished surface was a powder keg of unresolved trauma and chronic overwork. It was all about to blow.

Written with self-deprecation and wit, Ambition Monster is a gutsy and powerful look at workaholism and the addictive nature of achievement, the lingering effect of childhood trauma, and the failures of our modern rat race. This is a Cinderella story of success and a brutal appraisal of the cost of capitalism—perfect for people pleasers, overachievers, and those whose traumas have driven them to strike for “goodness,” no matter the cost. With its timely and resonant deconstructing of the American Dream, Ambition Monster is a singular excavation of selfhood, an essential interrogation about the way we work, and an inspiring and affirming call to always bet on yourself.

©2024 Jennifer Romolini (P)2024 Simon & Schuster Audio

Hits home in so many ways.

Right book, right time of life. Big thank you to Jenn for writing this - for herself and for those of us who have been running up the ladder with something to prove.

Honest, authentic, relatable

While Jenn’s story is her own, her insights and lessons are so relatable. The writing is vivid and emotional. Highly recommend.

Spoke to my soul

I found this book based on a friend recommendation. I knew from the title alone it would be exactly what I needed to hear and I loved Jennifer’s writing style and storytelling as it was so palpable, vulnerable, raw and real. I felt seen, heard, and sometime gut punched as I listened to her story. I didn’t know of Jennifer before reading this book but I’m so thankful to have discovered this book and for her taking the time to share her journey. This was a GREAT read and I highly recommend!

Love love love

Wow, I burned through this book like it was my job! Truly an endearing and heartwarming personal story sprinkled with moments of laughing out loud (which I rarely do). The author feels like a friend who describes life better than you can, making you feel less alone and far more understood.

An important and timely book

I found the story very compelling and relatable as someone who also grew up in a chaotic home and internalized a punishing perfectionist work ethic as my primary means of escape. The author’s story really helped me to understand how my own childhood and familial trauma led to my unhealthy relationship with work. It definitely helped me to be kinder to myself about having spent decades neglecting my health, personal life and relationships due to putting all of my energy and time into my career.
Thank you Jennifer Romolini for putting this into the world!

Outstanding

Brave writing and excellent reading. I got a lot out of this book and am grateful.

Her story is intriguing and interesting

I couldn’t stop listening and laughing. Loved her insight and honesty. Sometimes I felt like she was talking about me! Not alone in the same thoughts. A great read

Thank you for this book

Honest, funny, compelling, Jenn’s book is motivating me to get back to my own. How did I cry during every chapter?Prose or hormones? Maybe a combination of both but I’m grateful she took the time and energy to get this to us fellow ambition monsters. It couldn’t come at a better time.

Intimate, grungy, and authentic

A collection of well told stories read by the author about the author’s personal workaholic journey of being told what you should want in life, wanting it all, and what it costs (emotional, social, financial, cultural) to get it. Authentic, acknowledging of privilege, while describing emotional, personal and corporate inequities experienced. This story feels intimate, grungy, and validating of my own life experience growing up in the 1990s-2000s. It’s like a long form editorial article that I wish I had read in Sassy magazine in my late teens, early 20s.