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Jan 15, 2018mitchelclay rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This book is worthy of a read or listen if you (like myself) are looking at our political landscape and asking yourself "what happened", along with Hillary Clinton. The book gives a lot of blame to several different avenues, such as New York Times and other media outlets, the fake news blitz of 2016, FBI Director James Comey, and of course, President Donald Trump. But, she also takes on a fair share of blame herself. What I loved: This book, above any other offering I've consumed, allowed me to look at Hillary Clinton for what she is - a human. A real flesh and blood, made in God's image human. And not just that, but a hard working civil servant who did her best in the midst of a lot of hate and vitriol. What I liked: Her voice was sincere and self reflective. It was her story, being told from her point of view. What I disliked: There seemed to be a lot of focus on "what I got" verses "what he got" all throughout this book. I totally get it, and in her defense, it's her story being told through her eyes. But it's not like President Trump didn't have his fair share of hate and unflattering media swirling around him. What I hated: Taking a good hard look at myself. And that is the true call of this book - where we all were and where we're going. I realized that I've let a lot of things cloud my view politically. I'm ready to do the hard work of taking my blinders off and learning for myself about policies and viewpoints before the next time I vote. My ultimate take away - I will probably never agree with Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton on several fronts. Her views on several key points will always pull me to the conservative side of things. But, I don't think she was deserving of what she got out of her presidential campaign of 2016. Wherever you land politically, I think this book is worth checking out.