«A candidly told story from activist Chelsea Manning, which turns the tell-all confessional upside down. ... Chelsea moves through her life story with poignant, personal detail ... It's shocking to read what she's witnessed and triumphed over.»

The Face

«Forceful ... To those who see Manning as a hero, [her memoir] will only intensify that feeling, given all the hardships she has overcome. Those who see villainy may perhaps find their views tempered by sympathy»

Sunday Times

«Manning brought to light a number of human rights violations committed by the CIA and American military, many of which led to civilian deaths... but the crimes she exposed have never been investigated ... Many people view her as an American hero»

Dazed

«[A] brilliantly told book»

The Times

«Chelsea Manning, with huge courage, exposed crimes of US imperialism and at the same time went through a personal journey of liberation. She details it all in a new book, Readme.txt ... Her story is about resistantance to war - and also fighting to be free.»

Socialist Worker

«A compelling, taut account of what she experienced and a persuasive justification of how she behaved»

Guardian

«She has inspired countless people around the world ... I regard Chelsea Manning as one of this generation's greatest heroes»

Glenn Greenwald

«Gripping ... It takes extraordinary qualities to do some of the things she recounts in this book ... Manning has become a new kind of American heroine»

Observer

«Electrifying ... an insider confessional turned inside out for the 21st century ... Manning reckons with this complex relationship of sex and gender to political radicalism ... absorbing ... sublime»

Washington Post

«One of the bravest persons alive»

Yanis Varoufakis

«Chelsea Manning is the biggest hero that ever lived»

Vivienne Westwood

«A heroine to millions»

Alan Moore

«A searing personal element ... Although troubling to read, it manages to be uplifting as well»

The New York Times

«Harrowing ... affecting»

New Statesman