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A review by rballenger
A Promised Land by Barack Obama
3.0
Type of Read: Commuter (listened to on the way to and from work)
What made me pick it up: After having read, Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ at the end of 2020, I was excited to add ‘A Promised Land’ to my reading list for 2021. It seemed all the more fitting to be reading it throughout the month of January.
Overall rating: While it is not the book for everyone, I’m happy that I can cross ‘A Promised Land’ off my TBR list. There were definitely some parts that were a little more boring and over my head than others but I think that’s to be expected with a book of this nature. It was interesting to hear some of the same stories/timelines told from a different perspective to what I had previously read in ‘Becoming.’ I also enjoyed hearing from and seeing President Obama in a different setting than that of acting Commander-In-Chief. Overall, there were some laughs, some unexpected content, and all-in-all a good read.
What made me pick it up: After having read, Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ at the end of 2020, I was excited to add ‘A Promised Land’ to my reading list for 2021. It seemed all the more fitting to be reading it throughout the month of January.
Overall rating: While it is not the book for everyone, I’m happy that I can cross ‘A Promised Land’ off my TBR list. There were definitely some parts that were a little more boring and over my head than others but I think that’s to be expected with a book of this nature. It was interesting to hear some of the same stories/timelines told from a different perspective to what I had previously read in ‘Becoming.’ I also enjoyed hearing from and seeing President Obama in a different setting than that of acting Commander-In-Chief. Overall, there were some laughs, some unexpected content, and all-in-all a good read.