Reviewing the book for the New York Times, historian Robert Dallek asserted that the book presents "a [reasonably] balanced and convincing picture" of Clinton .. [but] also has its limitations... Bernstein includes too much recounting of familiar details about the Clintons' past."[REF]
Professor Linda Colley of the London Review of Books said that the book was "well-written" and "considered", especially in contrast to the Gerth-Van Natta rival [REF].