amberdebo's review against another edition
4.0
I WANT to like you Comey. This books makes me like you. I can almost handle your feeble excuses for throwing Hillary under the bus THIS close to the election. EXCEPT 1) This books shows your intelligence. And you are entirely too smart to truly be unaware how your actions were going to influence the election, and 2) You released information on a VERY insignificant investigation on Hillary because the "public deserved to know," but THE WHOLE TIME you were investigating Trump for FREAKING COLLUSION AND ELECTION TAMPERING and we didn't hear a word. I want to like you. I like most of what you say in this book. But what you did was bullshit.
rubinsandwich's review against another edition
4.0
Ethical Leadership
I incorrectly assumed this would be a complete dissection of Comey's relationship with Trump. It was not. What it *is*, is a profile of an honest Patriot and his views on what it means to be an ethical leader. I think too much has been made of Comey's self-righteousness in writing this book. Maybe because I also purchased the audiobook and went back and forth between the book and his own voice, but I felt his humility and honesty came through in his tone and investigator-like accounts of events. This should be required reading for any leader, but especially those in government service.
In the end, there isn't much new in the box about Comey's experience under President Trump that wasn't told in his testimony before Congress. However, hearing it again after "getting to know" Comey somehow makes it more compelling. It's easy to forget nowadays what "normal" is, but Comey's intro does a great job of grounding the reader and putting the Trump administration's actions in clearer perspective.
I incorrectly assumed this would be a complete dissection of Comey's relationship with Trump. It was not. What it *is*, is a profile of an honest Patriot and his views on what it means to be an ethical leader. I think too much has been made of Comey's self-righteousness in writing this book. Maybe because I also purchased the audiobook and went back and forth between the book and his own voice, but I felt his humility and honesty came through in his tone and investigator-like accounts of events. This should be required reading for any leader, but especially those in government service.
In the end, there isn't much new in the box about Comey's experience under President Trump that wasn't told in his testimony before Congress. However, hearing it again after "getting to know" Comey somehow makes it more compelling. It's easy to forget nowadays what "normal" is, but Comey's intro does a great job of grounding the reader and putting the Trump administration's actions in clearer perspective.
portlandcat's review against another edition
3.0
This book was alright. I don’t really see why this guy should be jailed. It’s almost as if President Trump didn’t actually read this book.
woofwoofwoof's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
4.5
macosgrove's review against another edition
5.0
Inspiring
I loved this book for the insight it gave me into Comey's life and character, for the witty anecdotes, and for the inside view into the events resulting in Comey's dismissal. But most of all I loved it for his inspiring insight into being a great ethical leader.
I loved this book for the insight it gave me into Comey's life and character, for the witty anecdotes, and for the inside view into the events resulting in Comey's dismissal. But most of all I loved it for his inspiring insight into being a great ethical leader.
juliana_aldous's review against another edition
4.0
I almost feel I could tell the story of the dinner meeting between Comey and Trump by heart after hearing the audio version of this book and after watching all the Comey interviews and coverage. This will certainly be only one of the hundreds of books that will arise out of this administration unless Trump destroys us and our first amendment first through his chaotically bad leadership.
I still haven't quite forgiven Comey for the election.
But I will say that I enjoyed hearing more about the stuff that wasn't talked about during tv interviews--the stories about his life, his various positions and his own beliefs about honesty and ethical leadership.
I still haven't quite forgiven Comey for the election.
But I will say that I enjoyed hearing more about the stuff that wasn't talked about during tv interviews--the stories about his life, his various positions and his own beliefs about honesty and ethical leadership.
dgignac's review against another edition
4.0
I found the beginning of this book a bit hard to get into, but once I did, it was a very quick read. I’m not one for American politics, but still found this book interesting and enlightening. Although Comey preached quite a bit about honesty and ethical behaviour, I still had many takeaways and things I think about regarding leadership, such as the following:
“We should teach that great leaders are (1) people of integrity and decency; (2) confident enough to be humble; (3) both kind and tough; (4) transparent; and (5) award that we all seek meaning in work. We would also teach them that (6) what they say is important, but what they do is far more important, because their people are always watching them.”
“We should teach that great leaders are (1) people of integrity and decency; (2) confident enough to be humble; (3) both kind and tough; (4) transparent; and (5) award that we all seek meaning in work. We would also teach them that (6) what they say is important, but what they do is far more important, because their people are always watching them.”
kriste's review against another edition
4.0
I heard so much about the Trump portions that I was surprised how many years and important events this book touched on. My favorite section was Comey and Obama's dialog on race. I skimmed a lot because I am politically numb...