“Hard Choices,” former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton‘s new memoir of her failed presidential campaign and years at State, promises to be hard going for reviewers and the general public.

The entire book was given over to the New York Times, which dutifully headlined their scoop: “In Memoir, Hillary Clinton Emphasizes Her Softer Side.” Talk about faint praise. The story on the leaked book oozes fatigue at having been assigned to read it.