Gil Troy's Reviews > Hard Choices

I deserve a medal! I read the whole tedious book. Hillary's first memoir, about her time as First Lady, was interesting, honest, complex -- and far more compelling than Bill's deadly dull memoir, which read like a calendar with some conjunctions added.

This memoir of Hillary Clinton's tenure as Secretary of State, like her campaign so far, is just too cautious, too timid. It's fascinating, though, to see how she presents herself, as a good person, as a problem solver, as a crisis manager, as a diplomatic fixer, but not as a big strategist or idea person or visionary. In fact, looking for big ideas in this book is as futile as looking for genuine regrets or mistakes or lessons learned.