A review by chaosisafriend
The Measure of a Man by Sidney Poitier

3.0

I was disappointed in this book - it was good but not as good as I thought it would be. I didn't find it to really be a spiritual biography, more just selected parts of his life. I agree with his basic point that children are overindulged these days and don't learn to appreciate the little things in life, but I disagree that whipping your children (like his parents did to him and his siblings) is a good way to command their respect. Much of the book seemed to be meandering stream of consciousness and I found it hard to follow. I did love his definition of God and I will carry that with me. Overall it just wasn't as revolutionary as I thought it would be but it still held my interest.