Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

A Promised Land by Barack Obama

5 reviews

mlphipps1991's review against another edition

informative reflective tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Racism, Abortion, Violence, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Xenophobia, and Death

eldritch_flower's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

 Last year I read Becoming by the illustrious Michelle Obama. Reading her account of the events throughout her marriage with Barack and her role as First Lady was inspiring and a necessary voice in the world. And I knew I needed to read Barack Obama's book as well to see the other side of the this complex story.

And to be transparent, I admired both Obamas long before reading their books(and I still do).

I really enjoyed this. I listened to the audiobook, read by Barack. It details his journey into politics, his marriage to Michelle, the birth of his children, and his career in his first four years as president. He is honest and blunt in his telling of events throughout his career. What I really appreciated though what his willingness to talk about what he wanted to do and the reasons why it couldn't happen, or his thoughts on a situation versus how he needed to conduct himself as President of the United States. It made me admire him all the more because I can actually see his thought process and his feelings when he had to do things he didn't agree with because the options were weighed against what he wanted to do.

I'll also be the first to say that he is in no way, shape or form perfect. But he acknowledges his shortcomings, his mistakes, and his struggles.

Overall, the 30 hour audiobook is well worth the listen. And I know I'll be buying physical copies and this book, and Michelle's book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Islamophobia, War, Police brutality, Classism, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Xenophobia, and Antisemitism

asturias's review

informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, War, and Racism

Minor: Cancer, Religious bigotry, Antisemitism, Classism, Torture, and Slavery

brookey8888's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

I really enjoyed this. I learned a lot because I was a child during his whole presidency. This book made me happy,sad(I cried multiple times), and angry. He does talk about his life but it’s mostly about his presidency. How he got there and what happened. So I understand most of this but I won’t lie when he talked about certain things I was confused. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Islamophobia, Racism, and Religious bigotry

alylentz's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

 More readable and engrossing than I expected from a political memoir that's so hefty. Started to feel a little formulaic after a while, but I definitely learned a lot and feel like I got a lot out of reading this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Cancer, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Islamophobia, and Police brutality

Minor: Death, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, and Violence