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Is 'Martha: The Life Of Martha Mitchell' Worth Reading?

2026-01-02 22:20:42
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Ian
Ian
This book was so much better than I expected. I loved Martha’s story – full of betrayal, courage and even some humor in some very dark situations. The author did a fantastic job of portraying Martha’s phone calls to the reporters at all hours of the night – you can almost hear her slurred but defiant voice on the pages. Also, Martha’s significance to the Watergate story was excellent portrayed by the author – she might have kept it under wraps for a longer period of time if it wasn’t for her.

Above all, I found Martha to be utterly human – warts and all. She’s loud and messy and sometimes unlikable – but she’s also incredible and I would recommend this book to anyone looking to get into some history that still resonates today.
2026-01-06
Oliver
Oliver
This book is so close to being a novel about the wife of a very powerful politician of the 1970s. Martha Mitchell, whose “Martha-isms” are recorded in this book, had a life more dramatic than even the most unbelievable soap opera. Her life includes the astounding story of her possible kidnaping by her husband in order to silence her. This biography of Mitchell is a very readable book which clearly displays the sexism of Martha’s time. In the press she was portrayed as a “crazy hysterical woman” whilst men lied through their teeth and suffered no consequences for their actions. This is a very quick read but will linger long after the book is finished.
2026-01-07
Samuel
Samuel
I just finished reading ‘Martha: The Life of Martha Mitchell’ by Her Leap in reading this for upcoming series adaptation, but it was such a great book. A huge amount of respect to Martha Mitchell, the wife of one of Nixon’s closest aides, John Mitchell, and the pesky, trouble-making, infamous WOMAN of Watergate. The book explores her unique personality, her complex relationship with her husband, and how she unexpectedly became one of the whistleblowers of Watergate. It is biographical and plot-driven, but easily readable. I found it to be a wonderful read of untold stories of women whose actions changed history.

This book does a great job of portraying the public Martha Mitchell and her private struggles. I was especially struck by the detail the author included in the ways the Nixon administration conducted a smear campaign against her, and the ways in which her private struggles affected her public life. I ended up reading this book in two sittings – it was so engaging. I highly recommend “Martha: The Life of Martha Mitchell” to anyone interested in a well-written, dramatic, and heart-wrenching biography of a woman who shook things up.
2026-01-08

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