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Ngl, this was depressing. But well done.
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Title: Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again
Author: Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson
Genre: Nonfiction, Politics
Age Category: Adult
Publication Date: May 2025
Democrats' chances of winning the 2024 presidential election were over in 2023 when Joe Biden said he was running for re-election. The debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump on June 27, 2024 was the moment where the world could see the truth of Biden's health for themselves. His family, his aides, and he may have been convinced that he was fine, but they couldn't convince the American people that what they saw in that debate was wrong. Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson give readers the insider scoop of what politicians and pollsters were saying from the moment Biden announcing reelection to the moment where Trump took office.
I decided to do a tandem reading of the eBook and the audiobook to give audiobooks a shot. I have always enjoyed Jake's voice so when I heard he was the narrator I thought this was the one to try it with. The writing style was good and organized in an easy-to-follow chronological order which I appreciated it. The only cringe-worthy aspect of the audiobook was when Jake would attempt to mimic the person being quoted. I love Jake's voice but him trying to mimic Chunk Schumer was rough for me.
I don't understand why so many democrats (which I willingly identify as) refuse to accept some of the facts laid out in this book. It hurts but that doesn't mean you can just dismiss the information they report on. I supported Biden but I will also acknowledge that all the talk out of the White House regarding Biden's health and age did not pass the smell test to me. Seeing the inside maneuvering during the Biden then Harris campaign really confirmed my feelings that we had no chance as of 2023. The book was hard to get through. It took me quite a while strictly based on the fact that I didn't want to learn more. The reporting was tough to read.
The book was well-written and painfully educational. That said, there wasn't anything special to it, and that wasn't really the point for it if you think about it. They wanted to report on what happened in the White House in 2023 and 2024 and that is exactly what they did. The reporting was really great, and they should be commended for writing about what happened the past couple of years. If someone is wanting to feel a whole new kind of emotional pain, then give this a shot. It definitely is not for everyone though. I also do not think audiobooks are a good fit for me. I read text way too fast in my head for audiobooks to sound reasonable and not just straight gibberish.
Rating 3/5
Author: Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson
Genre: Nonfiction, Politics
Age Category: Adult
Publication Date: May 2025
Democrats' chances of winning the 2024 presidential election were over in 2023 when Joe Biden said he was running for re-election. The debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump on June 27, 2024 was the moment where the world could see the truth of Biden's health for themselves. His family, his aides, and he may have been convinced that he was fine, but they couldn't convince the American people that what they saw in that debate was wrong. Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson give readers the insider scoop of what politicians and pollsters were saying from the moment Biden announcing reelection to the moment where Trump took office.
I decided to do a tandem reading of the eBook and the audiobook to give audiobooks a shot. I have always enjoyed Jake's voice so when I heard he was the narrator I thought this was the one to try it with. The writing style was good and organized in an easy-to-follow chronological order which I appreciated it. The only cringe-worthy aspect of the audiobook was when Jake would attempt to mimic the person being quoted. I love Jake's voice but him trying to mimic Chunk Schumer was rough for me.
I don't understand why so many democrats (which I willingly identify as) refuse to accept some of the facts laid out in this book. It hurts but that doesn't mean you can just dismiss the information they report on. I supported Biden but I will also acknowledge that all the talk out of the White House regarding Biden's health and age did not pass the smell test to me. Seeing the inside maneuvering during the Biden then Harris campaign really confirmed my feelings that we had no chance as of 2023. The book was hard to get through. It took me quite a while strictly based on the fact that I didn't want to learn more. The reporting was tough to read.
The book was well-written and painfully educational. That said, there wasn't anything special to it, and that wasn't really the point for it if you think about it. They wanted to report on what happened in the White House in 2023 and 2024 and that is exactly what they did. The reporting was really great, and they should be commended for writing about what happened the past couple of years. If someone is wanting to feel a whole new kind of emotional pain, then give this a shot. It definitely is not for everyone though. I also do not think audiobooks are a good fit for me. I read text way too fast in my head for audiobooks to sound reasonable and not just straight gibberish.
Rating 3/5
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