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A review by bethreadsandnaps
From the Corner of the Oval by Beck Dorey-Stein
3.5
3.5 stars
I thought this would be a memoir about the Obama administration and working in the White House. I suppose it is, but most of the memoir is about her boyfriend drama, including an affair the author has with a senior White House staffer nicknamed "Jason." This certainly wouldn't pass the Bechdel test because she can't go more than a few paragraphs without talking about a guy. It seems like her whole self-worth is hung up in what man she's attached to. She's obsessed with Jason through most of the memoir.
This is what makes me disappointed in memoirs written by people in their 30s. It feels like they would have approached the project differently had they waited longer to write their memoir.
I thought this would be a memoir about the Obama administration and working in the White House. I suppose it is, but most of the memoir is about her boyfriend drama, including an affair the author has with a senior White House staffer nicknamed "Jason." This certainly wouldn't pass the Bechdel test because she can't go more than a few paragraphs without talking about a guy. It seems like her whole self-worth is hung up in what man she's attached to. She's obsessed with Jason through most of the memoir.
This is what makes me disappointed in memoirs written by people in their 30s. It feels like they would have approached the project differently had they waited longer to write their memoir.