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Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama

3 reviews

leweylibrary's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

5.0

Barack Obama is someone who I will read absolutely anything they write, even grocery lists. I will ESPECIALLY read it if he narrates it. This book has been on my TBR for ages, so I'm glad I was finally able to read it.

I knew Obama had a really unique and interesting upbringing, but I enjoyed hearing about it directly from him. And that speech from his becoming an IL senator? 🔥🔥 It damn near made me feel patriotic, and I am very much not patriotic. 
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maple_dove's review against another edition

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I just couldn't get myself to continue reading. This is a good book, though.

Quote I wrote down:
"Understand something, boy. You're not going to college to get educated. You're going there to get trained. They'll train you to want what you don't need. They'll train you to manipulate words so they don't mean anything anymore. They'll train you to forget what it is that you already know. They'll train you so good, you'll start believing what they tell you about equal opportunity and the American way and all that shit. They'll give you a big office and invite you to fancy dinners, and tell you you're a credit to your race. Until you want to actually start running things, and then they'll yank on your chain and let you know that you may be a well-trained, well-paid nigger, but you're a nigger just the same."
"So what is it you're telling me--that I shouldn't be going to college?"
"No. I didn't say that. You've got to go. I'm just telling you to keep your eyes open. Stay awake." (Pg. 93)
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chandle5's review against another edition

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emotional informative medium-paced

3.5

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