PositiveThe Telegraph (UK)The question that always nags with first ladies is their political string-pulling: to what extent are they a Lady Macbeth? Jill is no dummy. You get the feeling that she observes more than she talks, and she’s clear throughout that her main job, as she saw it, was supporting Joe ... Jill Biden is an intriguing character, an unusual mixture of sharp and private, with lashings of the almost robotic tradwife. Still waters run deep, and one feels that in this memoir, the depths aren’t really sounded but rather hinted at, only to be swiftly plugged up again. That is probably how it will stay – and that suits this reader fine.
PositiveThe Telegraph (UK)Harris’s total confidence in victory is barely believable. Seeing this on the page makes for a bizarre reading experience ... Written surprisingly well. On top of that, it’s jolly gossipy ... I enjoyed it all ... this is the most interesting thing Kamala Harris has ever done.