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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
I won this book as a FirstRead.
This book is a biography of Hillary Clinton from childhood until her announcement that she is running for president in the 2016 election. While the book does paint Hillary in a positive light, it does not avoid the problems she has had along the way.
The book is aimed at 12 to 18-year-olds, but I feel it could make a good light read for adults as well. The only parts that seem directly aimed at a younger crowd are a few instances when phrases are explained that a younger person might not have heard before. I learned a lot about Hillary through this book, and I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in knowing more about Hillary's background.
This book is a biography of Hillary Clinton from childhood until her announcement that she is running for president in the 2016 election. While the book does paint Hillary in a positive light, it does not avoid the problems she has had along the way.
The book is aimed at 12 to 18-year-olds, but I feel it could make a good light read for adults as well. The only parts that seem directly aimed at a younger crowd are a few instances when phrases are explained that a younger person might not have heard before. I learned a lot about Hillary through this book, and I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in knowing more about Hillary's background.
A reminder of what could have/should have been if America had elected the more qualified candidate.
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
I got what I wanted from this book: a clear biography, engaging, neither "rah-rah" nor 'boo-boo." The author placed HRC in history, my history really as we grew up at the same time. She seems a kindred spirit with a passion for women and children's issues, a faith that guides and inspires her choices; a woman to whom hair and make-up were an unnecessary mystery. She is a leader with clay feet (show me one who doesn't suffer from that condition) who picks herself up after mistakes and goes back to work. The book could easily be in a middle school library, but it's a bit long for that setting. It would take a very interested student to pick it up when it's 400+ pages. Definitely could work in a high school library.
Never have I read a more inspiring book about an ambitious woman who seems to defy all odds, prejudices and annoying judgments from the American press. Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present the AMAZING, the INSPIRING, the AMBITIOUS, the AWESOME HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON!!!!!!!
WOO HOO!!!!!
APPLAUSE EVERYWHERE!!!
This biography follows Hillary on her journey from little girl with a huge amount of talent intelligence to a woman in one the most powerful roles in the world. When I said it was an inspiring read, that was a bit of an understatement. IT IS SERIOUSLY AN INSPIRING READ!!! It’s important for every young woman (or even man) to read about some sort inspiring woman. Especially since Hillary was born in the 40s and grew up in the 50s – an especially patriarchal world – she still manages to overcome the odds. You read about her natural leadership skills and her experience at school. She was smart yet she was social and charming.
Fast-forward; for a woman so talented and gifted, she’s been through some rough shit. Despite the fact that her husband, Bill Clinton was a womanizer, throughout the novel she is the literally the butt of the press. They find every reason to talk shit about her and that was seriously so annoying to read about. WHY DOES THE PRESS HAVE TO BE SO NOSY?! DON’T THEY HAVE BETTER THINGS TO TALK ABOUT?! Well, apparently not.
You read all about her role in campaigning for her husband's presidency and her own to be Senator. And moreover, you read about her and Obama running for President in 2008 - talk about fascinating! No, that was not sarcasm.
I've always found American politics more interesting than Australia's and this is definitely a must read for anyone who feels that same. Also, reading it just gives you more of a reason to vote for her and NOT DONALD TRUMP.
A YA-friendly read about his history of Hillary Clinton, but it's already out-of-date and could have been more objective in some of the research.
Well-researched and compulsively readable account of Hillary’s life and career. It’s unfortunate that Clinton did not agree to an interview, but Blumenthal did her homework and it shows.
This is a great book for raising one's feminist hackles and instilling a sense of fondness toward serious nerd baby Hillary. Also, like a lot of YA nonfiction I've been reading lately, it fills in some gaps in my own historical knowledge (I was a tween when Whitewater etc was happening and never bothered to look it up on Wikipedia).
I've seen reviews about how this is propaganda secretly sponsored by the Clinton campaign, which, okay, maybe? But Hillary didn't grant Karen Blumenthal any interviews for it, and it's targeted at the YA market who... will not be able to vote in the 2016 election, so...if it is propaganda it's off the mark a bit. But it does humanize Hillary in a way that a lot of articles about her fail to do. That's like, the whole point of biographies, though, and it also highlights some of her failings and missteps. Overall though, at least for me, it just fueled my general ire at all the extra hoops Hillary has had to jump through to be perceived as a competent human being. (I'm not saying this entitles her to be president or makes her the most qualified candidate, but I am saying HULK SMASH THE PATRIARCHY.)
I'd recommend it to nerdy youths who are interested in the election/recent history. Also, adults who don't understand what Whitewater is and/or would like to know more about Hillary besides "she is an ambitious monster woman."
It also seems like this would be of high interest right now but will almost immediately become outdated since it ends with wondering whether or not Hillary will win the nomination this year.
I've seen reviews about how this is propaganda secretly sponsored by the Clinton campaign, which, okay, maybe? But Hillary didn't grant Karen Blumenthal any interviews for it, and it's targeted at the YA market who... will not be able to vote in the 2016 election, so...if it is propaganda it's off the mark a bit. But it does humanize Hillary in a way that a lot of articles about her fail to do. That's like, the whole point of biographies, though, and it also highlights some of her failings and missteps. Overall though, at least for me, it just fueled my general ire at all the extra hoops Hillary has had to jump through to be perceived as a competent human being. (I'm not saying this entitles her to be president or makes her the most qualified candidate, but I am saying HULK SMASH THE PATRIARCHY.)
I'd recommend it to nerdy youths who are interested in the election/recent history. Also, adults who don't understand what Whitewater is and/or would like to know more about Hillary besides "she is an ambitious monster woman."
It also seems like this would be of high interest right now but will almost immediately become outdated since it ends with wondering whether or not Hillary will win the nomination this year.
I picked this up at the end of July having read a review of it that claimed it struck a balance between demonizing HRC and hand-waving her faults. Also it was YA and relatively short, which was approximately how much effort I wanted to put into read a book about a presidential candidate (Before you ask why I didn't read a Trump bio, I'm going to offer that I watched a couple of seasons of Celebrity Apprentice -- 3 & 4 according to Wikipedia).
Then the book sat on my nightstand until October, when I decided that if I was going to read it, I better get on with it. I learned somethings about Clinton that I didn't know, and I quickly realized that Blumenthal's main goal was to humanize her and to provide rational defense for some of her actions. My sister has always argued that Clinton's lack of transparency is a defense mechanism developed after year upon year of having to defend herself from vicious attacks, and I don't disagree with that, but it's also clear that it has hurt her.
The one thing that this book really brought home to me is that as long as Clinton continues in politics, the witch hunt will carry on, and I admit to feeling wearied by that outcome. So wearied that I'm looking forward to our first orange president? I wouldn't go that far.
Then the book sat on my nightstand until October, when I decided that if I was going to read it, I better get on with it. I learned somethings about Clinton that I didn't know, and I quickly realized that Blumenthal's main goal was to humanize her and to provide rational defense for some of her actions. My sister has always argued that Clinton's lack of transparency is a defense mechanism developed after year upon year of having to defend herself from vicious attacks, and I don't disagree with that, but it's also clear that it has hurt her.
The one thing that this book really brought home to me is that as long as Clinton continues in politics, the witch hunt will carry on, and I admit to feeling wearied by that outcome. So wearied that I'm looking forward to our first orange president? I wouldn't go that far.