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A review by pjdas1012
From the Corner of the Oval by Beck Dorey-Stein
2.0
If you're interested in what it's like to work in the White House (particularly for Obama), you should skim this book. If you are interested in that plus you like romance, you should read this book. If you don't like either, this may not be the book for you.
Since I am intrigued by the Obama White House but I don't care much for reading about someone's romantic mishaps, I skimmed this book and found it moderately interesting. The author was a stenographer for Obama's White House and also for a part of Trump's, which offers an interesting perspective since it's not as high-level a position as other White House memoirs you may read. The author is an excellent writer and has a poetically profound way of describing situations and ideas at times. However, she is also very human, and this book is very much about her human struggles with other humans she's attracted to. In fact, it's mostly about that. Though the constant drama didn't interest me, I can certainly see how it may appeal to some.
Since I am intrigued by the Obama White House but I don't care much for reading about someone's romantic mishaps, I skimmed this book and found it moderately interesting. The author was a stenographer for Obama's White House and also for a part of Trump's, which offers an interesting perspective since it's not as high-level a position as other White House memoirs you may read. The author is an excellent writer and has a poetically profound way of describing situations and ideas at times. However, she is also very human, and this book is very much about her human struggles with other humans she's attracted to. In fact, it's mostly about that. Though the constant drama didn't interest me, I can certainly see how it may appeal to some.