Reviews
Conversations with Rbg: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law by Jeffrey Rosen
kaulyjo's review
5.0
I can’t write a terribly insightful review. All I can say is that hearing RBG “speak” now that she’s gone is incredibly powerful, particularly as she speaks of feminism and her “skeptically hopeful” feelings that the Court will not swing too far too the right in modern times. (We can only hope she’s right.)
If I had any quibble with the book it is that each chapter includes first an introductory narrative about the conversation pieces to follow. The narrative too often lifts almost verbatim from the conversation so there appears to be some redundancy, but I appreciate the explicative elements of the narrative because it’s been far too long since I took a ConLaw class.
If I had any quibble with the book it is that each chapter includes first an introductory narrative about the conversation pieces to follow. The narrative too often lifts almost verbatim from the conversation so there appears to be some redundancy, but I appreciate the explicative elements of the narrative because it’s been far too long since I took a ConLaw class.
alisarae's review
I learned a lot by listening to this book (the audio actors are great btw). The author, Jeffrey Rosen, has had a long friendship and working relationship with RBG. He gathered her published writings, speeches, interviews, etc, and edited them into "conversations" around certain topics: Roe v Wade, #MeToo, her favorite decisions, working relationships among the justices, to name a few. RBG edited and approved the final manuscript. The result is an educational yet approachable "chat" with America's most notorious judge.
Well, maybe Judge Judy holds that title.
Well, maybe Judge Judy holds that title.
mariyamak's review against another edition
3.0
RBG is great, and the interviews and stories are interesting. I found the prefaces to the chapters to be a bit overly detailed so that the interview segments repeated facts already in the chapter intro. Thos parts could have been shorter or split to sandwich the interview segments.
lynnslibrary's review
informative
inspiring
relaxing
slow-paced
3.0
This book didn't really live up to my expectations. I love RBG, but the layout was messy and kind of weird. It seemed very repetitive with the questions. I don't think I will be reading the aftermath
isabelromero's review
4.0
RBG embodies the intersection of elegant leadership and passionate intellect. A true role model.
mathetes51's review
5.0
I disagree deeply with Ginsburg's approach to many issues and I am respectfully pleased to see her being replaced on the court, after a long and impactful appointment, with someone who honors the sanctity of unborn life. This work shows that she was a brilliant Constitutional scholar and legal mind. She was a model of civility in discourse and even in deep disagreement.
qofdnz's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.75