I learned quite a bit about our President's history reading this book. I particularly enjoyed his time meeting family in Kenya. Barack Obama is human, obviously, and reading this explores his many emotions and thoughts regarding race, poverty, and moral issues. I recommend this to all!
So far, quite interesting. Giving me a look at our President's background that I shamefully was ignorant of :/Fav. Quote so far: "“Sometimes you can’t worry about hurt. Sometimes you worryonly about getting where you have to go.”
I started reading this a day after Obama's inauguration. Even though I'm not American, it seemed important to do so, and also I was told that the quality of the writing is at least as impressive and the story.It was published in 1995, shortly after Obama graduated from Harvard Law School and covers ...
I enjoyed this a lot, and am even more impressed with our president-to-be. I found his insights fresh and truthful on race in America, the developing and developed world, family, community, and hope. The time is right for his leadership, I think. I believe the world will be much better off for it...
Loved this book! There were so many things that I could relate to having a father from another culture/country/religion. Fabulous book. Final verdict: Wonderfully uplifting
Even if Obama weren't about to become President, this would be quite a worthwhile book. I wasn't crazy about his style, but he has a lot of interesting things to say, and comes across as a very sympathetic person.
Much better than I expected a politician's memoir to be; it probably helps that he wasn't a politician yet. Occasionally too self-consciously melodramatic/artistic in phrasing, but mostly moving in Obama's search for identity, community, and family in various places; his father's in the title, but ...
Beautifully written - perceptive and flows like a novel. Obama has a wonderful way to carefully structure the events in his life and re-tell it with simple, honest, and thoughtful words. And of course, as an Indonesian, I love reading the part of his life here, in my country
Put aside the pundits and read this uniquely American story, written long before Obama had his eye on the White House. It's a well thought-out and perceptive look at race in America the latter half of the 20th century.
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