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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
3.5 stars...
I particularly enjoyed the early chapters (1-3) about his youth/earlier years. I was dead impressed by his work ethicand was particularly impressed by an event he described from his childhood about something he did in order to get back to helping his father on the farm after an injury, impressed and mildly horrified that is... Seriously 10 yr old belting his arm to a fence to drain pus from his own wrist is much more badass than I would have seen Carter as, but perhaps he was influenced by tales of his grandfather Billy whose own "get back to it" farm story is on the book's first or second page . I didn't care for some parts of the book finding them a bit dull, but overall admired the sentiment behind several things. Carter was significantly more interesting than I would have assumed. There were a few photos of paintings Carter made in some chapters and this was a bit interesting, but also not particularly... however, I suppose his art and poetry were a distinct side of him he wanted to portray. This was not a direct recommendation but my daughter (who is very obsessed with US presidents and related trivia) asked/challenged me to read a book about a president before my birthday... this pledge definitely kept me from retiring the book when I soured a bit on it (it is a bit mediocre at times and tediously references other biographies of him for more on this or that topic). Also I certainly got an appreciation for him, I never would have otherwise had... so it wasn't a loss I reckon.
I particularly enjoyed the early chapters (1-3) about his youth/earlier years. I was dead impressed by his work ethic
Some of this is stories told in others of his books, and sometimes this comes off as snippets that beg further development. Nevertheless the book is an easy read and a good reminder of the breadth of experiences Mr. Carter has had. I remain impressed with his character and diligence, and I am reminded of the importance of honesty. The interspersing of his poems and paintings was pretty cool and a delightful surprise.
I just finished listening to this autobiography and most of it was very interesting.
I reserved this at the library about a week before the news came out about Jimmy Carter's cancer. I have always respected the man, even if I haven't always agreed with his policies, and I wanted to learn more about him.
What I discovered was that Jimmy Carter is a fascinating man. I have always heard him described as a "peanut farmer" and I find myself wondering why. I had never heard that he served in the Navy. I hadn't heard that he was a submariner or that he had a degree as a nuclear engineer. That's pretty far away from a peanut farmer, in my book.
It seems that President Carter has always been working, even as a child on his father's farm. It also seems that he is a good man at heart, and has donated many hours of his time supporting the causes important to him and his family. It was these charitable acts that I found the most interesting. Well, that and his relationships with other former presidents and world leaders.
I enjoyed this audiobook, narrated by President Carter himself. I will admit though, at times my mind did wander a little bit and I found a few portions to be a bit dry in the telling.
Other than those tiny issues, I enjoyed learning more about this former president and his personal life and I would recommend this audio book to anyone else that wants to learn the same.
I reserved this at the library about a week before the news came out about Jimmy Carter's cancer. I have always respected the man, even if I haven't always agreed with his policies, and I wanted to learn more about him.
What I discovered was that Jimmy Carter is a fascinating man. I have always heard him described as a "peanut farmer" and I find myself wondering why. I had never heard that he served in the Navy. I hadn't heard that he was a submariner or that he had a degree as a nuclear engineer. That's pretty far away from a peanut farmer, in my book.
It seems that President Carter has always been working, even as a child on his father's farm. It also seems that he is a good man at heart, and has donated many hours of his time supporting the causes important to him and his family. It was these charitable acts that I found the most interesting. Well, that and his relationships with other former presidents and world leaders.
I enjoyed this audiobook, narrated by President Carter himself. I will admit though, at times my mind did wander a little bit and I found a few portions to be a bit dry in the telling.
Other than those tiny issues, I enjoyed learning more about this former president and his personal life and I would recommend this audio book to anyone else that wants to learn the same.
This is a tough one to rate. I appreciated the insight into Carter's life and experiences, but the writing style was so elementary and obvious that it was painful to read at times.
It's like listening to your grandfather tell stories. Except he was president. And writes poetry about the events of his life.
Carter clears up a lot of granular details about some of his public service, as well as providing more depth and background to his years in Georgia as well as his post-presidential years. The meat of the matter is his "dishing" about his White House years. He goes into some detail about how Reagan disrespected him, and interestingly how both Nixon and George W. Bush worked closely with him on issues of the day.
This is a quick read, but really interesting.
This is a quick read, but really interesting.
(Read by the author) A medley of recollections from childhood, the navy, political life, and lifelong fascinations with woodworking, race relations, and human rights. Mixed in with some poetry and jabs at political foes, a light read that skips over things that are well-written about elsewhere.