First impression of this book was, long sentences. All well articulated but long sentences. I think many of these celebrities have other authors ghost write books for them, but if Obama even wrote a part of this book, he's brilliant. All those votes that Obama cast as part of the legislative process are recorded & scrutinized in the media but this book gave me an insight into things from his perspective. His thought process that goes into those decisions, that from a distance seem so easy.
The whole book is written in first person, during the timeframe when he first got elected as a senator in DC. Juggling work with a young a family between DC and Chicago, Obama clearly humanizes himself with all the honesty that you'd expect from Joe next door. A fresh new senator in the middle of the old boys club still holding on to the basic principles on which this country was found upon.
I really enjoyed reading this book and I believe I gained a much better understanding of political America as well as a lot of american and international history. I also got a lot of attention at airports and planes when people saw me holding this book.
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Yes, the man wrote his own book. No ghost writer.
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