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gadicohen93's review against another edition
3.0
Listened to audiobook — 3.5, nothing special, a description of Abraham Lincoln's managerial skills. Seemed like a great head of HR. Articulates a philosophy of leadership as aggressive consensus-building, which seems correct. Seward was an interesting character, a big personality, rival turned friend; Chase was a holier-than-thou radical, McClellan an incompetent general. The Gettysburg Address is quite a beautiful and vital short speech, read fully here, that caused the audience to sit in a shocked silence. Spoiler alert: Lincoln dies in the end, but the context, the milieu, the aftermath is missing. The book never goes into full analytical detail of movements on the ground, and while seamlessly written, it doesn't really pack a punch.
ubergusterfan's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
5.0
I wept at the end. What a great man Abraham Lincoln was.
superdewa's review against another edition
5.0
Crying too hard to write a review. Obviously I knew he was going to die, but oh, what a loss!
kindlereads's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
This book could have used another editor, there were often too many details, I wanted to know less. However at the same time this was such an interesting and informative story.
This country was deprived of a truly great president when Lincoln was assassinated. He was fair, balanced and honest.
This country was deprived of a truly great president when Lincoln was assassinated. He was fair, balanced and honest.