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norahbringer 's review for:
John Adams
by David McCullough
After I got into it, John Adams was very difficult to put down. What an incredible life! His story gives an interesting perspective (that of an absent diplomat) during a number of the foundational events of the US--like the writing and ratification of the constitution. The writing style was a little difficult to handle, as the author uses endless block quotes from the writings of John and Abigail Adams and others; this was a bit jarring. However, the letters are amazing, and I am glad to have read these bits and pieces of them. I was also really interested by the dynamic friendship/rivalry between Adams and Jefferson and how they became close again toward the end of their lives--fascinating.