New 06.25.05

Susan Reedy Schnur wrote from Maine that she "finally finished Bill Clinton's My Life. As you have probably guessed, I am a political junkie and a news junkie so bear this in mind when I write book reports. "I had read in reviews that the book was very dull, but I found it so interesting I could hardly put it down. I think that now, having read so many recent books about the last two administrations, I have a very good picture of the differences in both style and substance. "There were few real surprises in the book except the fact that Clinton had something nice to say about nearly everyone, even Newt Gingrich. Bill Clinton is apparently a man who is fascinated by human nature and appreciates political deftness. "I really liked reading the book because it put most of the news stories of the '90s into context, whereas my memory has them in patches. Don't read it if you are bored by politics or hate Arkansas."