README.txt

“Though many of the facts here were previously known through extensive news reporting over more than a decade, Manning’s memoir fills in some blanks and, most important, adds a searing personal element. The writing in README.txt is vivid.”—The New York Times

“[With an] electrifying opening . . . README.txt serves as an insider confessional turned inside out for the 21st century . . . Manning is canny in her refusal to simply embrace the confessional mode . . . Manning’s memoir decompresses the false equivalences that have been required of her and reconstructs the epiphanies that cemented her political convictions.”—The Washington Post

“A terrific read, full of unexpected turns and details that counter many of the assumptions made about Manning at the time.”—Emma Brockes, The Guardian

“Against the odds and against a great deal of prejudice, Chelsea Manning has become a new kind of American heroine.”—Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian

“[E]ngaging, brutally honest memoir, in which she eloquently describes her growing disillusionment with the military and the work-related PTSD that contributed to her ultimate decision . . . Her account is forthright and unapologetic, and Manning emerges as a strong, deeply engaged woman. Expect lots of well-deserved publicity.”—Booklist (starred review)