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Very rushed book. Very poorly contextual deliverance. Not worth a dime to read at all.
If you want your country to turn into another Kenya, than this man is a perfect candidate who can help you do it. You want socialism. Did you read the title of this book.
This man will brake the very backbone of America,the middle class. You will get it. He has already started, just watch him go after your pockets, you houses, and even your air.
Wake Up, Americans. His heart is with those who hate you and your way of life. He will spread YOUR wealth the way he likes it.
Do you know where his father was from. He is not with you, not with America.
It makes me so proud that our President is such an excellent writer and such an honest human being. Obama is wonderfully adept at articulating the impact of his experiences on his maturation and the development of his identity. This is a book for absolutely everyone to read and learn from. This was an excellent book. Although I read it for a class, I would highly recommend it for even a good summer read.
A rare glimpse into the emotional makeup of a president, this would be a touching read, even if the Author had decided to just become a lawyer. Insider, outlander, just trying to do the best he can. A candid and touching life story of our new president. Bi-racial and estranged from parents, often the minority in his own world, Obama is both belonging, and foreign. American. American readers of our generation will doubtless find commonality to their own childhoods, regardless how different, or what parts of the country we come from.Obama does not shy away from the harder-to-tell aspects of a history much like many other middle class kids. His is a typically American story in so many ways.
I also was spellbound when, later, he stood in Kenya looking at his father's and grandfather's graves (side-by-side). As a man whose father did not spend much time with him, I found a lot of my feelings in this book. I don't know if a woman would find familiar ground.I found the chapters on Chicago most interesting in terms of watching his growth. My paperback edition has a cover quote from Marian Wright Edelman: "Perceptive and wise, this book will tell you something about yourself whether you are black or white." How true. I am in awe of this man's journey. This is a deep writer. This is one of the best books I have ever read. His phrasing and storytelling are captivating.
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