In "Uncanny Valley," Anna Wiener navigates the intoxicating highs and sobering lows of Silicon Valley, delivering a masterful memoir that doubles as a critical examination of the digital age's most influential corner. With sharp wit and unflinching honesty, Wiener recounts her migration from New York's publishing scene to the heart of tech's promised land, where she finds herself among the architects of a future unmoored from its utopian visions. Through her eyes, readers are offered an insider's perspective on the tech industry's rapid ascent to power, marked by a culture of excess, ambition, and a troubling disconnect between intention and consequence. Wiener's journey is as much about the personal as it is about the global; her narrative weaves together the story of a generation seeking purpose in a world of fleeting digital connections and shifting moral landscapes. "Uncanny Valley" serves as a reflection on the seductive allure of Silicon Valley's promise and a cautionary tale of its impact on society and the individuals within it. As much a portrait of a bygone era as it is a commentary on our current technological predicaments, this memoir stands as a pivotal discourse on the complexities of progress, the price of ambition, and the quest for meaning in the 21st century.