A review by translator_monkey
A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety by Jimmy Carter

4.0

This was a really nice read. There are other books out there with far more detailed accounts of Carter's life (written by the man himself), but his reflections at the life of 90 absolutely deserve to be given a look. I learned quite a bit more about Carter's family's attitudes towards race relations than I thought I would, and can see how it drove many of his approaches throughout his young life and subsequent careers.

The only negative for me in the book was the author's desire to intersperse his own poetry throughout, particularly in his reflections on his earlier life. That didn't work for me at all.

Overall, I'm quite glad to have read this.