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4.04 AVERAGE
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funny
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
To read this is to feel, somewhat, like a fly on the wall of the White House during Obama's presidency. Written by one of Obama's former speechwriters, this book is enlightening, funny, and heartfelt.
I really enjoyed this memoir of a young speechwriter for Pres. Obama. I learned a lot about the ins and outs of speeches and the White House, which was fun. It is hopeful and hilarious. The audio includes a clip of Pres. Obama singing, which was a nice touch.
I adored this book. For fans of The West Wing this is a must read. Laugh out loud funny (I woke my fiancé up a few too many times reading this late at night), heartfelt and honest I can't reccommend this enough. This book is like a Trump antidote.
I liked reading this memoir. I liked that although the author eventually worked his way up in the White House, I liked that he wasn't part of the inner circle. It was an interesting perspective of what it is like for an everyday person working in the white house. I liked how the author's view of Obama evolved throughout the book and how he was not blind to his faults. It was also interesting to view some of the events that happened during the Obama presidency from an inside, but not too inside, perspective.
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
It made me laugh multiple times on the metro, which is hard to do when the old trains (that I’m lucky enough to keep catching) are 14 billion degrees because the A/C doesn’t work. A+ for comedy!
It was also just really relatable. I have this idea that anybody who works in the WH totally has their shit together, but this memoir proves otherwise—and I appreciated it.
It was also just really relatable. I have this idea that anybody who works in the WH totally has their shit together, but this memoir proves otherwise—and I appreciated it.
I finished this book the day Biden got the 279 electoral college votes.
Despite how much I enjoyed the tiny excerpt I heard in 2017, this book took me totally by surprise. I laughed, I cried, and I felt a little bit more hopey changey at the end.
This is a great behind the scenes look at the life of a speechwriter in the Obama White House. David Litt does a wonderful job of writing a memoir that is poignant and self deprecating in exactly the right way. This so easily could have been a snarky, bitter tale or a rose colored rainbows and kittens tale that glossed over the disappointments we all felt at some time or another. Litt strikes the balance, and reminded me of the feeling of hope, at a time when it seems like the world is falling apart.