Published in 2023, this book was written too early. Now that Musk is in the news more than ever, Walter Isaacson’s biography of Elon Musk should be updated by the author to fully capture the personality of this controversial character. I read the book mainly because of the author’s excellent work on Steve Jobs, another bestselling biography, and I was not disappointed in Musk. I must admit that I’m disappointed in Mr. Musk (full disclosure: I drive a Tesla) since he acquired Twitter (now X) in 2022.
Nevertheless, this book deserves your attention if you want to understand Mr. Musk, and there is every reason you should, since he refuses to leave the world stage.