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kiahsbooks's review
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I really enjoyed listening to this audiobook. It really gripped me and I listened to pretty much the whole second half in one day! I found it an interesting take on what might have happened if Hillary Rodham had never married Bill Clinton. You definitely don’t need to know a lot about American politics to read this, but if you know some basics about things like the 2016 presidential campaign etc then that could help. Would recommend to anyone who likes biographical fiction stories as this felt almost non-fiction-like even though it definitely wasn’t!
Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Suicide and Sexual content
lelderkin's review against another edition
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Too soon for Hillary Clinton fanfiction? Also, I never needed to think this much about Hillary and Bill’s sex life. And there are some downright weird choices here...if Clinton had never been president, the world basically remains exactly the same? Except Bernie Sanders doesn’t exist? Just feels lazy. I’m also annoyed that there was like hat-tipping toward Hillary‘s racism without a real engagement with it. All that said, though...this was fun and slightly ridiculous and well written. It’s just weird that this book exists.
Moderate: Sexual content, Misogyny, and Suicide
penelopereads's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Great story. A bit cringey with the fictionalised sex scenes and well known people but I like Sittenfeld’s no-nonsense approach to writing said scenes. I liked playing ‘what if’ and I found it quite funny at times. It wasn’t all glowing and fan-girly, there were moments where I really had to take a step back and think: ‘wow, that was *questionable*’ or ‘wow, that was morally grey!’ But I appreciated that.
It was actually inspiring and made me mourn for what the world could have had the past four years. (Funnily enough I’m writing this in the early hours of January 20, 2021.)
It was actually inspiring and made me mourn for what the world could have had the past four years. (Funnily enough I’m writing this in the early hours of January 20, 2021.)
Minor: Rape, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Bullying, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Cancer, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, and Misogyny
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