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Summary: de toqueville's warning
Review: The reviewer from Columbus, Ohio who champions the book for representing the "living history" that is clinton inadvertently offers the clearest manifestation one is likely to get of Alexis De Toqueville's warning concerning the American experiment. To paraphrase, De Toqueville observed that America's success depended upon an informed, rational public to an unprecedented extent. The success of this book demonstrates just how much trouble this country is in - or, to put a positive spin on it, makes clear just where the battle lines are drawn. Yes, technically, the clintons are part of history. And so is John Wayne Gacy. But presumably a book trumpteting that fact with his leering mug on the cover would elicit, at the very least, disdain from the buying public. The fact that this book is not met universally with the same is astounding, and of course, alarming. To put it bluntly - if clinton had any integrity whatsoever, she'd be ashamed of the fact that she is part of American history. And so would the reviewer from Columbus.Let's be clear. This book reads like an unwitting autopsy, a confirmation of De Toqueville's worst fears. One might think that hillary is merely deluded, if not for the lies she tells (both massive and frequent) to cover and dodge. She knows what she's doing; her willingness to continue doing it is sickening.
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Summary: Living History
Review: Reads like a DNC Press Release. I wanted to see anything candid about President Clinton's White House. This was not that book! A waste of money.
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Summary: Incredible read
Review: Its incredibel that the american people can read this kind of "literature" well, a "garbage literature" please show your culture and dont give your money to people that doesnt make nothing for you when they can.
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Summary: How far with the Repbublicans go?
Review: It is obvious after reading Senator Clinton's book that the Republicans will go to any length to further their cause. We are seeing this repeated in the Bush II administration. I wish the Democrats could be as evil and maybe we could find ourselves on equal footing for a true political challenge. I hope to see this woman in the White House in 2008 or 2012. I believe she has what it takes to make a strong, decent leader.
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Summary: Thank You Melissa McIlmail
Review: Yes, the book is bland, but Mrs. Clinton is indeed living history, she has her place in the history books and so do others much less deserving. History is being made all the time, it's good to see someone who is aware of the fact that she is indeed making history, whether you like her or not. And the comment about Howdy Doody, hey, Bush's mug isn't on this cover?!
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Summary: A chronicle of current events, little personal insight.
Review: This book has no soul. Senator Clinton puts in no emotion, no wit, no insight, no personal details to mold the story. We are presented with a bullet list of events that happened during Bill Clinton's presidency. The only area where she shows some emotion is Chelsea -- and even there, Chelsea is portrayed as a perfect daughter, who can do no wrong. I would recommend reading Madeleine Albrights autobiography instead if you are interested in the events of this period. Hers is a lot more enjoyable and does not leave you feeling like you have read the archives of the New York Times.
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Summary: Unremarkable
Review: It's readable and provides some interesting perspective, but the desire to avoid controversy appears to have sucked the life out of the book. I don't feel like I know Hillary any better now, having read the book, than I did before.
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Summary: Please, make it stop!
Review: The book blathers on and on about mundane details of no significance. The marketing hype on this book was stunning, a publicist's dream, but unfortunately, there is no substance. Nothing on Whitewater, the rumored assanations, Bill's antics, nothing. Either the writer of the book didn't know what to ask, or the questions were ignored.
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Summary: Wow
Review: God, this "woman" has got a set on her. Step back and consider the title for a moment. Men and women of signficance have always demonstrated modesty; indeed, the greater their contribution, typically, the more modest the great ones were. But the clintons, in their relentless self-aggrandizement, seem to be incapable of ratcheting down even slightly their efforts to build monuments to themselves in the complete absence of accomplishment. If one were being charitable, one might suggest that the title indicates nothing more than the observation that one is living in historic times. But it is, of course, the other meaning that clinton and her (and his, for that matter) apologists intend - that the clintons themselves are living history. this would be laughable if it weren't so sickening. And scary, for that matter, once you contemplate that there is a contingent of dimwitted, gullible people willing to prop up their chosen ones at every juncture, displaying an unceasingly blind eye to reality. This book, to be short, is full of lies. Digest if you will, but remember, you are what you eat.
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Summary: FANTASY
Review: Quite honestly, it is obvious that this lady has no basis in reality. I did not realize that you could make dishonesty a profession. I guess she thinks we all have alzheimers and will forget the shame that her and her husband put this country through. Everytime I see that howdy doody face on the front of this book, I crack up. Read something that is a little more based in fact. Archie comics come immediately to mind.
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