Hillary's Choice

I have had the dubious pleasure of reading and rereading quite a number of works addressing the life and times of Hillary Clinton.While I am not a great fan of Billie, I must admit to sort of an admiration for Hillary. Be-that-as-it-may, I enjoyed this book. It was well written and I thought pretty well ballanced. Many of the "facts" presented, will have to be tested by time, but for now, I feel they are probably as close to the truth we will get.Ms Clinton is certainly one of the more fascinating individuals of our times and I am quite sure history will continue to judge her as such. She is an interesting subject. In many ways, she is us. The author of this book is an interesting writer and between the author and the subject, we get a very interesting story. Thank you Ms Gail for writing it.

I picked this book up as a lark but stayed with it -- it's meaty enough to intrigue but serious enough to inform. an excellent and fair job by another great woman

A well written book about Hillary and Bill which makes one wonder---How did Bill Clinton ever become president? If all that is written about him in this book is true, how did the people of Arkansas let all the womanizing and scandals disappear? It also still leaves me wondering why an INTELLIGENT woman would stay with a philandering man who embarrasses her continually? Going for the senate is great but not worth giving up your self respect. I had to read this book in small doses, it amazed/sickened me so when it came to their political life.

Hillary's Choice by Gail Sheehey 2000A Balanced Portrait (five stars)I think Gail Sheehey has done a remarkable job of combining her interviews, the second hand sources and published materials in preparing this portrait of Hillary Clinton.This book most certainly will raise Hillary's ire because it is not entirely flattering, yet it is not a condemnation of Mrs. Clinton either.I think Sheehey is quite fair in her overall account of Hillary Clinton's life.The book was an excellent read and kept me engaged as a reader.Mrs. Clinton is certainly no innocent in the political world and in her personal relationship with Bill Clinton.I have to remark that my views of Mrs. Clinton have wavered over the years of the current Presidency. At the start I had the impression she was an overbearing individual who indeed did want to engage in a co-presidency with her husband. Our system is not designed for a co-presidency and we elected Bill Clinton for the position, not Bill and Hillary. As a result I found her to be a bit hard to take as the first term went through its first two years. I did support her wide-ranging vision for a National Health Care Plan and was sorry to see it fail for political reasons.As she was taken out of the loop (at least publicly) in seeming to be at the helm of the country with Bill Clinton, I found her public behavior more appropriate. Over the years my attitude toward Hillary has waxed and waned. This of course is how I interpreted this woman from how I saw her through the eyes of the abundant media stories about her.I believe Sheehey offers a substantive and psychologically well nuanced portrait of Hillary. Overall, I don't feel much sorrow or admiration for the woman. She is an individual who wants to play in the big leagues and she has indeed had that opportunity. She hasn't been softened by the experienced -- rather, she seems to be an angrier and yet more determined politician who certainly doesn't intend to end her stature as a woman of high visibility with the close of her husband's publicity. She wants more -- for reasons I can't quite fathom.All in all, I believe the Clintons are both highly dysfunctional people who continue to overachieve in order to hide their own scars. It appears they will do so at any cost; sadly using the currency of other human beings without much regard.While there have been accomplishments during this Presidency, I am certain that this country has not deserved what it has been dragged through as a result of two unhealthy individuals with enormous amounts of power.Daniel J. Maloney

I thoroughly enjoyed reading Hilary's Choice! This book is neither an attack nor an attempt to glorify the Clintons. Instead, the book looks closely at the formation of Hilary's character and the calculated choices she has made throughout her life to achieve her goals. Although she is such a public figure, I found the book to present a very intimate portrait of her. It was refreshing to be retintroduced to Hilary through accounts of her early life, all the way through the present. I feel that I know her better. What a fascinating book for both fans and critics. Gail Sheehy has given us yet another winner.