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4.36 AVERAGE
4.36 AVERAGE
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A Promised Land has been one of the best memiors i've read thus far. Obama's calm and reflective view of his journey to the most powerful seat in the United States and his first four years, offers great insight into the geopolitical, econmic, and social issues of the time. While his reasoning can be repetitive on a rang of different issues, it highlights his steadfast approach to leadership and his attempt to take America into a new age.
challenging
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medium-paced
challenging
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There is something about the sound of Barack Obama's voice that is so very soothing. I remember the first time I heard him speak. It was during one of his campaign speeches and it was at that point that I knew I would vote for him. I'm not a party-line voter, and he won me over with his intelligence easy personality when he spoke of how he wanted to make the country better. He didn't sound political and angry; he just sounded sincere and determined. I will be honest though; I don't think I appreciated him as much during his presidency as I do now. No president is perfect, but he certainly did his best to try to make things better.
Now, onto his book. What we saw during his presidency is what I found in his book. He's thoughtful, intelligent, has such as ease of speaking to people that comes across genuine and heartfelt, and he's very good humored and doesn't let much rattle him. When I read Michelle's book, I was a little surprised at the edge and anger that came through, but I listened to Barack's story, and I don't recall any instances of hearing an edge or anger, even when he's discussing some of his toughest times during his campaign and presidency.
He warns us up front that he's not known for his brevity and this book is really long. It is very long. That being said, I really enjoyed listening to it. There probably are some things that could have been left out, but you get a really good idea of what he's all about and what he really wanted to accomplish as a president. He's just a really good guy. I've never really paid a lot of attention to politics until recent years, so I didn't realize all that he (and probably other presidents) had to go through when trying to do good, only to get smacked down by the controlling party in the house and senate who just vote against him because he's in the other party. What's impressive about Barack Obama is that you can hear in his voice how he doesn't let this get him down. He just kept on trying to do what he thought was right.
Obama is an impressive human being and his story is worth listening to if you have the time. I do think this is one of those books that is better listened to than reading because his wit and charm comes through so well in the audiobook.
Now, onto his book. What we saw during his presidency is what I found in his book. He's thoughtful, intelligent, has such as ease of speaking to people that comes across genuine and heartfelt, and he's very good humored and doesn't let much rattle him. When I read Michelle's book, I was a little surprised at the edge and anger that came through, but I listened to Barack's story, and I don't recall any instances of hearing an edge or anger, even when he's discussing some of his toughest times during his campaign and presidency.
He warns us up front that he's not known for his brevity and this book is really long. It is very long. That being said, I really enjoyed listening to it. There probably are some things that could have been left out, but you get a really good idea of what he's all about and what he really wanted to accomplish as a president. He's just a really good guy. I've never really paid a lot of attention to politics until recent years, so I didn't realize all that he (and probably other presidents) had to go through when trying to do good, only to get smacked down by the controlling party in the house and senate who just vote against him because he's in the other party. What's impressive about Barack Obama is that you can hear in his voice how he doesn't let this get him down. He just kept on trying to do what he thought was right.
Obama is an impressive human being and his story is worth listening to if you have the time. I do think this is one of those books that is better listened to than reading because his wit and charm comes through so well in the audiobook.
informative
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informative
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At times long-winded and technical (much like its author), but worth the read nonetheless
Great book by someone who’s as talented in writing as he is in speaking. The book definitely had its lengths and some topics just did not interest me enough to read hundreds of pages on. I would recommend this book to anyone deeply interested in world politics. His presidency was marked by many historic events one should know about and is privilege to know his view on.
Audiobook rather than actual book means a week of Barrack Obama's smooth narration in my earbuds. I now know more about US politics than I did before, and no surprises, BO is thoroughly decent. 29hrs though!
Really enjoyed hearing his perspective, both presidential and personal. The balance between divulging details of political issues and giving insight to the day-to-day life of the POTUS made this an interesting read for a book of its nature. I appreciate Obama’s voice, humor, and candid writing style throughout. Overall a really great political read.