Not so much about Hillary
352264
I found this book to be Gary's bio rather than about Hillary. It was interesting but the title is misleading. I won't recommend it.
1901543
Full disclosure: I am a Trump supporter.  That said, this is the history of the Clinton campaign from an 'insider' view.  This is not a pro-Trump book.  If Hillary's campaign was this poorly run she didn't deserve to become President.  Infighting, secrecy, jealousy, over reliance on data, disregarding past proven methods on campaigning, expecting to win 'the blue wall' without a fight, and, of course, NO MESSAGE are not promising aspects to a campaign.

Three stars because I wonder how much of it was people 'remembering' how it was after the election.

What I didn't like: they mention Donna Brazile taking over the DNC but not her giving debate questions to Hillary.  They mention many Clinton problems but not drawing a comparison to her always running right along the line of legality.

They mention the 'basket of deplorable' comment as being a hot mic type of moment, she didn't know her event was being broadcast.  I hadn't heard that before.

The item I think they completely missed was the media's culpability in the big picture.  It was easy for the entire Clinton team to think they were going to win because the media told them over and over it was going to be so!  Where was their responsibility?

Still a worthwhile read.  After all, it has a happy ending!
3332095
Bothers me that so many things were happening to put Hillary down during the final weeks of the campaign.  Those around her should have been more aware of what was going on so that she would loose the election.
3591818
A tedious, blow-by-blow account of the inner world of Clinton's 2016 Campaign.  I find it interesting that when the authors first decided to take on this project, they were probably expecting Hillary to win.  Also nothing was mentioned about Donna Brazile giving the Clinton team the debate questions ahead of time during one of the primary debates.  While the treatment of the campaign was pretty even-handed, the authors did not hide their contempt for President Trump.

Only readable if you are diehard political junkie or love everything Hillary Clinton.
4674472
Everything in this book has been in the news mostly on the conservative need outlets.  I wish I could say the book will influence the liberal left, but I doubt it. The most renowned statement to me is Hillary has been in public service for 30 years and has accomplished nothing.  All politicians have dismal records when it comes the pulling the poor people up in society. The labor unions just use their membership to promote the leaders agendas. Clintons are following suit.
472626
Another Puff Piece for Hillary.  When will someone write from an objective standpoint? Interesting but not as insightful as I had hoped.
1090501
I read this with an admitted skepticism.  Any autbiography, but especially a political one, is going to be self serving.  This is specially true when the author is rather blatantly usng the book to further his/her own career.  I accept that as a given, and can forgive it.
What puzzles me is the tone Ms. Clinton decided to go for.  Painting herself as a victim of her husband's infidelity strikes me as out of character from what I know of her personality, and i assume insulting to her supporters, who viw her as a strong woman, not a put upon wife.  Have Hillary and Bill been in the same room together in three years? One wonders. That's the Hillary Clinton I am familiar with.
And that Hilary Clinton shows up quite a bit. From her leftist policy views (a Presidential platform?) to some brutal attacks on Guiliani and Lazio, that's the Hillary Clinton I expect to see. Still, this is how I expected the whole book to be, I was disappointed to read of a weepy betrayal that I really think she
couldn't care less about.
If youare willing to overlook this duality, or are a big fan of Hillary Clinton, you'll like this book. I can't overlook it, am not a fan of HRC, and didn't like it. Three stars for the craftmanship of the ghostwriter.
1870857
Since there seems to be a groundswell (or tidal wave?) for Hillary as the Democratic candidate, I read this hoping to be swept away with enthusiasm.  Quite the opposite happened.  Now I am more concerned than ever at the possibility of her running -- and even more so at the prospect of being elected.

The book seemed more like a journal than one that was making a point.  It appears that Ms Clinton has few, if any, strategic bones in her body.  Everything is stand-alone, situational, personality driven.  There is not the slightest suggestion of a coherent foreign policy -- unless "deal with things as they come up" is a policy.

Mostly, it was name-dropping and self-aggrandizement.  it was boring and booring.  Period.  End of review.
427191
so if you are looking for insights regarding her personal life this is not the book.  She does mention her relationship with Gov. Brown of California, however, it takes up all of one page.  I was not looking for a tell-all book but I think I would have gotten a better sense of who she is, as a person, if she had given the reader some insight of all that was happening in her life as she made her musical decisions.  It's not a bad read but I was hoping for more.
4106923
The most amazing thing is that there isn't really much new here.  We've know about all of this stuff since Clinton was still in office.  We've heard the tales from former Aide's about Hillary's relentless ambitions and nightmarish temper.  At the core we see the very type of person that the left is supposed to be against...a person who will trample over anyone to achieve power, even her own husband.  Klein shows how Bill's sexual escapades have gone on for decades yet Hillary stayed with Bill knowing he was her ticket to power.  Even once inside the White House Hillary made it top priority to keep women away from Bill and vice-versa.

Oh but go back to the core of Hillary...her beginnings, her earlier failures at becoming class president in High School, her radical ideology changes in the 1960's and what influenced her radical feminist views, her involvement in the Watergate hearings and how that all came into play during Bill's own impeachment.  Klein also points to the failure of Hillary national health care plan as her biggest political defeat and most humiliating experience, even more humiliating than the Lewinsky scandal since this plan was all of Hillary's making. Klein believes her views were highly influenced by the culture of Lesbianism at Wellesley college in the 1960's.  Klein is on record of saying that was paramount in shaping her beliefs.  I do have a bit of a problem with what seems to be an anti-lesbianism stance from Klein on this issue but I'm not sure I can refute the claim.

Up to present day we get a picture of a woman desperate to change the way she is viewed, both physically, politically, and in personality.  Her driving obsession to change her public image is in turn driving away former allies in the left as she tries to paint herself as a moderate democrat.  If she's a moderated Democrat then Marilyn Manson is choir boy.  Klein shows how Hillary's support of John Kerry was smoke and mirrors and only an effort to keep her own name and face in the public eye for a 2008 run at the Presidential office.  Small wonder why Kerry never embraced her support.

For those on the left who pooh pooh the work as more right-wing propaganda consider that Klein interviewed over 100 people who know Hillary, dating back to her high school days.  This includes card-carrying Democrats.  I don't think all these people have an axes to grind with Ms. Clinton and Klein himself is an independent whose background is impeccable.
655530
This woman is so wretched that I almost (and I did say almost) felt sorry for Obama. And you know someone is bad when that happens! There is nothing this cold, sociopathic, greed driven Hag will not do for power. Since she never really got anywhere on her own, and everything she has attained has been a result of her affiliation with Bill, she relies heavily on his advice and strategy to launch herself in as the first female President. Both of them are about as unhealthy as a person can get, and it is just a matter of time before Bill keels over. Heart problems. Hillary has a string of maladies also, such as the fainting thing, and the blot clot deal. Maybe it is Karma raising its head.
3412491
It was a quick read... Semi fairy tale ish... The woman president didn't surprise me, but I'm not sure I learned about her that much.... The book ended with room for a next one... I think I felt that I learned more about the job of chief of staff than any of the other jobs....
4047513
While I appreciate Mr. Byrne's attention to detail regarding his life as a Secret Service Officer and through his time with The Air Marshall service, I found the title and sub title of this book a bit deceiving.  While he goes into minute detail about the sexual and political transgressions of former President Bill Clinton, his detail regarding Hillary Clinton's mis-steps are spotty and lack substance.  Her unprofessional and "Un-Presidential" behavior at The White House is interesting but not (IMO) enough to be newsworthy.  When he finally delves deep into issues like Benghazi and email lies and other HC issues we've had to read through scores of pages of what his life in public service was like and its issues. The majority of this book is about his day to day.  It is great to understand what a Secret Service Officer has to do on a daily basis and the life of an Air Marshall, but do not judge this book by its cover (or jacket ) (as the case  may be), you may end up being a bit disappointed.
391837
This book touches on every topic she wants the last word on, but never really touches on her feelings. She blames being a woman at every turn and complains that she doesn't understand why people say she's not real.  It's clear that her true passion was to become the first woman president, not her vision for a better America.
4388112
After reading the Atlantic piece on Barack Obama's foreign policy strategy (The Obama Doctrine, April 2016), I began to wonder: If elected president, what could we expect from a "Hillary Doctrine"? Can her term as Secretary of State provide any insight?

It has to be said that Hard Choices is biased step toward an answer; The narrative is generously sprinkled with a dose of careful speechcraft that reads as if it was being delivered from a podium. This book is not up to the challenge of luring anyone away from their deep-seated conservative convictions, and to review it on that basis would be unfair.

The memoirs are the meat and potatoes here, and I found them fascinating. Those looking for an exhaustive lesson on foreign policy may be disappointed - Clinton offers a more introductory approach here, leaving the historical complexities of foreign affairs for the reader to research elsewhere. Doing do allows her to cover a lot more ground in 500 pages, balancing rich storytelling with technical analysis.

I found her experiences revealing to her character, as well as her ideological message persuasive and sometimes moving. Democrats looking for a reason to be excited about another Clinton presidency might want to give this a read.
4049015
Most people seem to have written a Curriculum Vitae about what led them to write a review, but I'm going to keep mine short and sweet.
When it comes to Hillary Clinton, people tend to fall into 3 categories:
1. The Love Her.
2. They Hate Her.
3. They strongly dislike her, but can't pinpoint exactly why.
I fell into category #3.
I was never a big Hillary fan, but I decided before the primaries began that it would be a good idea to learn more about her, b/c I thought she had a pretty good shot at winning. I could never put my finger on exactly what it was about Hillary that annoyed me....she just did.
After reading her book, I am a complete Hillary fan. If you are on the fence like I was, definitely read the first 100 pages of this book. Every 20 or so pages I would say "Wow, I didn't know that...."
I get it now.
As soon as someone says "I just don't like her" and they can't give me a specific answer as to why, I tell them to read Living History.
1228988
I would have liked to seen a bit more objectivity on HRC's part, but I think it's still too close to the election for her to be objective. Nevertheless, it was an interesting look inside her head - politics, her background, her feelings. If the country had seen more of this HRC, who knows what might have happened?