Elizabeth G. (ElizabethG) reviewed Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House on + 19 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
I greatly enjoyed this book. Valerie Plame Wilson and her husband Joe Wilson as two of my heroes. They gave this country years of courageous and valiant service and were betrayed by the Bush Administration in a despicable fashion. It's a story every American should know.
Some have criticized this book because of the many redactions by the CIA. Much of the information left out is already in the public domain and is included in the afterword by Laura Rozen. Before reading this book, I read a review that suggested reading the afterword first. I did so and it made the redactions less distracting because I already knew much of what was left out.
Some have criticized this book because of the many redactions by the CIA. Much of the information left out is already in the public domain and is included in the afterword by Laura Rozen. Before reading this book, I read a review that suggested reading the afterword first. I did so and it made the redactions less distracting because I already knew much of what was left out.
Terri V. (MaddieFAM) reviewed Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House on + 6 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I'll admit it - I bought this book because I was curious about the redactions and their effects on the book as a whole. That curiosity lasted about three chapters. An interesting story, but just another memoir/auto-biography from someone who was told, "Hey you! You should write a book!" By reading between the lines (literally) you get a small idea of what the career of a CIA agent entails and what V.P.W. went through with her public "outing." Personally, I couldn't get past her writing style. But to each his own.
I recommend reading the Afterword before reading each chapter. That way you'll have an idea of what's going on and won't get (too) frustrated by trying to fill in the blanks.
I recommend reading the Afterword before reading each chapter. That way you'll have an idea of what's going on and won't get (too) frustrated by trying to fill in the blanks.
Peggy H. reviewed Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House on + 12 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This is a good book, although portions of it are deleted - so sometimes the reading is a little disjointed (there are black bars covering text that the CIA wouldn't let her include in the manuscript). It is an amazing story though -
Albert B. reviewed Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House on + 8 more book reviews
I found this book extremely boring. It basically recounts the story I read in the newspapers (over and over, for months) from a first-person perspective. I could not stay awake. I thought I would like this book because I thought Valerie Plame got screwed by the Bush gang, but I didn't. It makes sense that she can't tell us anything we don't already know because it is classified, but then why did she write a book? Excellent book for insomniacs!
Elizabeth H. (willowandholly) reviewed Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House on + 56 more book reviews
I'm not one to stop reading a book - I usually slog through just to be sure I didn't miss the good parts. However, I just couldn't do it with this one.
I really wanted to like it - but I couldn't get past the blacked out text. I would flip to the back of the book where there were notes for each chapter of the book, but it was just too disjointed for me. Maybe I'll try again if and when the uncensored version is releases.
I really wanted to like it - but I couldn't get past the blacked out text. I would flip to the back of the book where there were notes for each chapter of the book, but it was just too disjointed for me. Maybe I'll try again if and when the uncensored version is releases.
cranbery reviewed Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House on + 530 more book reviews
Must read for all Americans
