Reviews
"Since [Brazile] had a front-row seat toeverything that happened last year, her analysis and recollections of thatvolcanic election are valuable by definition. But what she has to tell usdoesn't fit easily into the simple moral framework that now guides all ourthinkings on politics.... That's where we are today: spies and lies; technocratsand math; fake populism and bad algorithms. How far we have gone from the noblecauses for which people like Donna Brazile once signed up."-- Thomas Frank, TheGuardian, "The former DNC chair's memoir of election defeat hasit all... Brazile most certainly has a story to tell.... An easy and vivid read,everything one expects in a first-person campaign narrative--except for itsdetailed discussion of Russia's hacks, WikiLeaks, and threats to Brazileherself. On that score, the book is down-right alarming."-- The Guardian, "[Brazile] does have a story to tell that the Democrats shouldn'tdismiss, if they intend to win the White House in 2020.... The book is a funread... The conjunction of Brazile's indiscreet book ... suggests that talkingbluntly about the Party's mistakes might not be a hindrance. A dose of[Brazile's] Dolores might even help."-- Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, "Donna Brazile is one of the truly brilliant minds in the DemocraticParty, and she's venting her frustration on the way she was treated and franklyshe has every right to do so.... And frankly people should sit up, take notes andchange things instead of carping about it."-- Ace Smith, Los Angeles Times, "With bracinghonesty, enchanting self-awareness, and a wonderful storyteller's voice, DonnaBrazile recounts the fascinating inside story of the 2016 campaign and what itwas like being hacked. It is a deeply emotional story, but she tells it withgreat humor and insight. Her book is filled with urgent history and vitallessons for living in this age of cyber warfare and political discontent. Thisbook is a triumph."-- Walter Isaacson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Steve Jobs, The Innovators, and Leonardo da Vinci, "Explosive....[Brazile] has every right to tell her story. And don't expect her to ask anyonefor permission."-- Ruben Navarrette, syndicated columnist, the Washington PostWriters Group., "Explosive... Perhaps not since George Stephanopoulos wrote All Too Human , a 1999 memoir of his years working for former president Bill Clinton, has a political strategist penned such a blistering tell-all."-- Washington Post, "With bracing honesty, enchanting self-awareness, and a wonderful storyteller's voice, Donna Brazile recounts the fascinating inside story of the 2016 campaign and what it was like being hacked. It is a deeply emotional story, but she tells it with great humor and insight. Her book is filled with urgent history and vital lessons for living in this age of cyber warfare and political discontent. This book is a triumph."-- Walter Isaacson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Steve Jobs, The Innovators, and Leonardo da Vinci
