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Mixed The Washington Post If she was driven by high-minded — and possibly prescient — ideals about protecting democracy, why does Winner bog her narrative down with what seem like attempts at explanatory, or perhaps even in her mind exculpatory, reasons for the less-than-logical planning and execution of her crime? ... Her efforts to support her personal disillusionment with informed sourcing make parts of the book read like a compilation of college essays, replete with dutiful quotes from authoritative voices ... Winner’s prose lacks the verbal virtuosity and nervy wit that seems to flow so readily when she speaks. This first-time author could have done with more editorial guidance. More show, less tell.
Rave The Washington Post Jacinda Ardern uses her new memoir to make a clear and compelling case for compassion ... Her anecdotes will resonate with any working mother ... If A Different Kind of Power suffers from its author’s earnestness, particularly in the mundane descriptions of her childhood, Ardern compensates by injecting humor.
Nancy Pelosi
Positive The Washington Post At once of the moment and out of date, overtaken by the rapid-fire political upheavals in the lead-up to the 2024 election ... Whether you agree with Pelosi’s policies, The Art of Power leaves readers with a disconcerting question: What will become of the political process in America if people as courageous as Pelosi decide that running for office is simply not worth the risk?
Brittney Griner
Positive The Washington Post Unflinching ... The text resonates with the emotional clarity of Griner’s voice — and sometimes her desperate text messages — shifting, a little jarringly, to sections written in a more descriptive journalistic style ... But it is riveting ... Griner’s book leaves readers with questions that go beyond the scope of this memoir.
Colum McCann
Rave The Washington Post An innovative, unsettling and utterly compelling narrative ... There is no easy answer to the many public conundrums that animate this book, nor to Foley’s private quest to gain insights.