A Short Review of a Really Long Book
For my first Blogging For Books (c) post, I wanted to step out of my usual reading niche. This resulted in toting around a tome about Hillary Clinton for the past two months. When I say tome, I mean 500 pages of straight facts. On really nice parchmenty paper. Yes, parchmenty is in fact now a word.
Since everyone seems to be gearing up for my girl Hillary's election in 2016, before she's even announced, I felt that I needed to be a a much more educated voter. Not just love her unconditionally, but love her because shes a political rock-star. HRC: State Secrets and the Rebirth of Hillary Clinton by Jonathon Allen and Amie Parnes does a decent job of walking you through the life and times of Hill. Its a little bit like reading Scandal or House of Cards, but with a lot less sex or killing people.
The book opens with Hillary's first push for the presidency and follows her through to very nearly today, with anxious voters wondering if she'll push through that political glass ceiling for the presidency in 2016. The Clintons are political royalty in the US and HRC shows how they have used their political capital over the years. If you're looking for a political narrative about one of the most influential women in the country, this is an excellent read. It is by no means a quick read, unless you frequently read textbooks for fun. However, if you want to learn more about our the (hopefully) first Madam President, I would recommend. (My copy also came with a fun spread of photographs in the middle. Bonus!)
I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review.
