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A review by readingwithmygoldens
From the Corner of the Oval by Beck Dorey-Stein
4.0
I'm glad I took some time from when I finished this to writing the review.
#1: I needed to mentally separate myself from the Obama portion of it and think about it for what it was. A young, stenographer's story about her time in the Obama White House and everything that entailed from her personal and professional life.
#2: I needed to stop being so judgmental of her relationship with Jason (spoiler alert: he sucks) and remember what it was like for me at that age.
Becky Dorey-Stein is a young, college grad who is looking for her next step in life. She finds a posting for a job on CRAIGSLIST (I'll be honest friends - if I knew all it would have taken to get in the Obama White House was to look on CRAIGSLIST for crying out loud...but I digress) and finds herself in the White House. I didn't realize that the stenographer would travel with the President wherever he went (but in hindsight it totally makes sense) and wow - what a life. How cool to travel to all those places and be on the front lines of history. I loved so much how appreciative she was for her job and what she got to do everyday. The last thing you want to read about is someone who doesn't understand what they're a part of. Also, her writing is really good.
I definitely think that there are people that just won't like this and that's because it's a memoir of a twenty something girl who deals with twenty something life issues with the Obama White House as a backdrop. If that's not for you, then neither is this book.
Am glad I read it and look forward to seeing what she does next!
#1: I needed to mentally separate myself from the Obama portion of it and think about it for what it was. A young, stenographer's story about her time in the Obama White House and everything that entailed from her personal and professional life.
#2: I needed to stop being so judgmental of her relationship with Jason (spoiler alert: he sucks) and remember what it was like for me at that age.
Becky Dorey-Stein is a young, college grad who is looking for her next step in life. She finds a posting for a job on CRAIGSLIST (I'll be honest friends - if I knew all it would have taken to get in the Obama White House was to look on CRAIGSLIST for crying out loud...but I digress) and finds herself in the White House. I didn't realize that the stenographer would travel with the President wherever he went (but in hindsight it totally makes sense) and wow - what a life. How cool to travel to all those places and be on the front lines of history. I loved so much how appreciative she was for her job and what she got to do everyday. The last thing you want to read about is someone who doesn't understand what they're a part of. Also, her writing is really good.
I definitely think that there are people that just won't like this and that's because it's a memoir of a twenty something girl who deals with twenty something life issues with the Obama White House as a backdrop. If that's not for you, then neither is this book.
Am glad I read it and look forward to seeing what she does next!