For me, that was the problem with this book. Ed Catmull's story comes through occasionally, like the parts about him growing up in Utah and his impressions about Steve Jobs. But then you also get quotes from people that must have come from Amy Wallace's (the second author) interviews with those people. I just can't imagine that Ed Catmull can remember verbatim what people told him over the years. So though the book is written in the first person, a strong flavor of third person permeates many of the book's pages. That's jarring.