Unhinged

"As others have said, I have mixed feelings about this book.<br/><br/>As a political junky and a very harsh critic of the current “administration” this book confirmed many of my biases. I wanted to believe it all and I did find it fantastically entertaining no matter the credibility. <br/><br/>That said, there’s an air of hypocrisy that I can’t quite confirm. There is a lot of talk of narcissism within the book, but I can’t quite shake the feeling that the author herself might need to look in the mirror. I think I counted on one hand the times that she did not paint herself in the brightest light possible. Not necessarily unexpected, given that most memoirs I suspect fall into that same category. At the same time, the best ones highlight regrets and shortfalls, as well as personal triumphs. There wasn’t much of that in this book. <br/><br/>Though, I found this a page turner in a gossipy sort of way in the same way Wolff’s “ Fire and Fury” was. All in all, don’t expect a terribly insightful commentary about the inside of the White House. If you want some colorful language critical of the rest of the administration, you’ll find this entertaining. Don’t forget, though, that the author was “one of” that administration for a year, though, and was fired. The author goes to great pains to justify her time there and goes on to dedicate a chapter or five to her reluctance and plans to leave. True or just a way to repair an image? Who knows..."

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