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booksrockcal's review
challenging
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Maxine Waters is a Los Angeles congresswoman who has been part of my life as an Angeleno for as long as I can remember. I was always aware of her but didn’t know much about her. I saw R. Eric Thomas at a book festival in Palm Springs and a book on Waters was listed among his works but it was not for sale. I asked why- he said it was not one of the more popular of his books. I checked it out of then library and enjoyed immensely reading about Waters. Her back story was at once unfamiliar because I didn’t know about it but familiar because her life is tied so closely to the history of Los Angeles in the last 40-50 years. A great account of her life, her passions, and her legacy told with skill and humor.
sturm220's review
4.0
Maxine is a badass. This book gives us an overview of the many ways she has stood up, spoke up and took up space. The narrative is sassy and the audiobook is reader is great.
meaglovesbooks's review
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
rachpushoffski's review against another edition
5.0
This is a funny and pithy look at the Congresswoman’s whole life and a wonderful description of how fiercely she fights for issues no matter the cost
renatasnacks's review against another edition
4.0
This was a lot of fun! It has kind of a coffee table book vibe--very easy to flip through, lots of fun pull-quotes and images. I didn't know much about Maxine Waters besides her recent meme-ing, so I appreciated getting a brief overview of her long career in public service. It's definitely not an in-depth, serious biography of her (in fact my library has this filed under Self Help instead of Biography??) so readers looking for that will be disappointed. But readers looking for some stylish infotainment will be pleased.
amyjoy's review
5.0
EXCELLENT. The writing in this is the perfect balance of informative and sassy. The writers are able to untangle some complicated politics in a fairly short amount of time in a way that is accessible without feeling dumbed down. Waters is fascinating and heroic and iconic, and I really enjoyed learning more about her.
_joiereads's review
4.0
I loved this! It feels like a coffee table book celebrating a political icon known to us as Auntie Maxine. (R. Eric Thomas gave Representative Waters then nickname in his column in Elle where he "reads" the news). The book covers Representative Waters' life and career with lots of photographs, artwork, and drawings, her congressional hearing fighting for rap music and free speech, and her work on the banking committee. It covers her life in public service in a way that connects with the current generation who got to know her as she consistently stood up to Trump and the Republican Party - and lets them know, she's always been this real.