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Rodham
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I am a fan of Sittenfeld's work and loved her short story collection and American Wife so I looked forward to this alternate history of Hillary Clinton's life if she hadn't married Bill. A lot works in this retelling. I certainly believed her interpretation of an ambitious and self-possessed Hillary Rodham. The depth of the narrative impressed me. It is quite different from American Wife which surprised me. The only real barrier for me was how visible a public figure the actual Clinton is and as such, it was hard to forget reality while engaged with this fiction.
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Jul 08, 2020 05:53AM
I cannot wait to read this, I love Sittenfeld, have been reading her since Prep which was amazing.
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Roxane, have you read Prep? Would love to hear your thoughts.
Curious as to whether or not Hillary Rodham in this alternate history still gets to orchestrate a coup in Honduras!
Oh, so in this alternate history Hillary Rodham doesn't work to overthrow the democratically-elected government of Honduras, leading to a repressive police state where death squads kill and rape civilians? That's so weird lol. Anyway we stan an epic girlboss lol.
Thank you, Roxane. Ebook is on sale today so I trust your review.
It is absolutely amazing to me that while reading reviews there are those who can’t help themselves and write something disparaging about Hillary. They really do need to get over it.
I just finished this and totally agree with your review. A lot works, but it's hard to separate the real from the fiction. It's also kind of a wild ride and I found the latter third mostly unbelievable. But still an interesting premise and mental exercise.
A very readable and believable novel which was easy to engage with, given that the characters are so well-known. As the alternative path not taken, it is realistic, although with an interesting observation: if she came clean and seemed genuine, she would win. I’m not sure that would have happened under any scenario, and that doesn’t make me a Hillary hater, just a Hillary observer.
I am glad I read the book—definitely a different look. Yes, I think she would have won if Bill would not have hampered her.
