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mgs3's review against another edition
4.0
Enjoyed it. Read like a continuation of his first book. I did enjoy the more in depth anecdotes from his career. He doesn’t like Donald Trump and made sure to once again drive that point home. I enjoy James Comey and his style of writing. He doesn’t pander but gives his opinion and insight. Reading this gives me a bit of (naive?) hope that there are people who seek to tell the truth for truths sake regardless of partisanship.
meekoh's review against another edition
2.0
Saving Justice is so similar to Comey’s previous book (A Higher Loyalty) that it leaves you wondering what the point of reading this is.
stevienotnicks's review against another edition
4.0
James Comey reflects on his time in the FBI as well as serving as the FBI director, with the utmost transparency and candidness. He holds no punches in his critique of the American Justice system and current and previous government officials. I appreciate hearing his side of the story, especially in the controversial mishandling of his firing.
Comey did such an excellent job of putting complex legal theory into terms the average, non-legal scholar can grasp. I appreciated how he used real world examples of cases he worked on to illustrate where failures of justice happened, and how he would change policy and procedure in the future.
His passion for getting to the truth was, and is, unfortunately at odds with current policies which favor conviction number over conviction accuracy. He touches on his work on cases where people were wrongfully sentenced, sometimes to death, based on bad pseudoscience or outright policy violations. His heartbreak at not being able to right these wrongs is palpable.
I feel this is an important read for any American. Comey’s stance is clear: Justice (should) always be independent of policial affiliation and our law enforcement should never align themselves with a political party, representative, or ideology. This read had me at once fired up at the injustice that runs rampant in our country and optimistic there is still a path to change if more people like James Comey help affect change.
Comey did such an excellent job of putting complex legal theory into terms the average, non-legal scholar can grasp. I appreciated how he used real world examples of cases he worked on to illustrate where failures of justice happened, and how he would change policy and procedure in the future.
His passion for getting to the truth was, and is, unfortunately at odds with current policies which favor conviction number over conviction accuracy. He touches on his work on cases where people were wrongfully sentenced, sometimes to death, based on bad pseudoscience or outright policy violations. His heartbreak at not being able to right these wrongs is palpable.
I feel this is an important read for any American. Comey’s stance is clear: Justice (should) always be independent of policial affiliation and our law enforcement should never align themselves with a political party, representative, or ideology. This read had me at once fired up at the injustice that runs rampant in our country and optimistic there is still a path to change if more people like James Comey help affect change.
bethboo's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
I didn't enjoy this one as much as Comey's last book. It was probably because his last book was a commentary on leadership which I was really interested in. This one was focused more on the breakdown of the justice system after Comey's departure from it. It had some repeats from his first title but most people aren't going to read them back to back like I did, so. This title wasn't as strong as Comey's first work but I am still grateful for the little tid bits we did get.
Maybe a tad too much Copaganda for me...
Maybe a tad too much Copaganda for me...
chereadsbooks's review against another edition
3.0
Comey offers contradictory explanations for his actions throughout his career that can, at best, be described as cognitive dissonance in his self-proclaimed desire to uphold (or ‘save’) Justice at every chance. He dismisses working for and defending asbestos manufacturers and railroad companies against workers who became violently ill, but focuses inordinate time on explaining the moral imperative to disclose the exact contents bequeathed by the state to a cooperating convict in a mafia trial, and the moral weight and imperative he felt to disclose in order to ensure full transparency.
He seemingly is able to swallow his qualms after essentially being asked, and agreeing to, demonstrate loyalty to a president he alleges not to respect.
He betrays his evident desire to advance professionally despite claiming to eschew the political considerations required to progress in the hyper-politicized state and federal landscape. Despite claims to the contrary, he demonstrated time and again willfully choosing to take actions beyond the scope and limits of the offices he represented.
As one political staffer so succinctly put it, ‘There is no telling the damage one can do in a republic when you mistake your will to do good with an authority to do what you judge to be right.’
He seemingly is able to swallow his qualms after essentially being asked, and agreeing to, demonstrate loyalty to a president he alleges not to respect.
He betrays his evident desire to advance professionally despite claiming to eschew the political considerations required to progress in the hyper-politicized state and federal landscape. Despite claims to the contrary, he demonstrated time and again willfully choosing to take actions beyond the scope and limits of the offices he represented.
As one political staffer so succinctly put it, ‘There is no telling the damage one can do in a republic when you mistake your will to do good with an authority to do what you judge to be right.’
hwimmer's review against another edition
5.0
James Comey is a North Star of truth amongst a political universe of liars and misleaders.