A review by gianaf
Abigail Adams by Woody Holton

4.0

This was honestly such an insightful, entertaining read. It really went in depth about Abigail Adams's life in a way that focused on her, not on her husband, which was nice. I feel like it'd be really easy to get distracted by the man- there are more documents for him- and put everything in context of him, but Holton really lets Abigail herself shine. I also felt like it gave equal weight to every part of her life. I feel like sometimes I get to someone's 50s and there are still 300 pages left, but Holton gave a good picture of Adam's from her early 20s to the end of her life which was cool. It was written in a way that was clear and engaging while also not being too quippy or sensationalized.

Overall a good read.