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  • Not very far into it but I managed to fall asleep while reading it at work and drooled all over my desk. Not necessarily saying anything bad about the book, just saying.. that's my experience so far :)

    ETA - I just couldn't get into this one. So much boringness that I couldn't handle. I di ... Continue

    Not very far into it but I managed to fall asleep while reading it at work and drooled all over my desk. Not necessarily saying anything bad about the book, just saying.. that's my experience so far :)

    ETA - I just couldn't get into this one. So much boringness that I couldn't handle. I didn't get all that far into it though so maybe all the really important stuff was towards the end.

    

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• ― Deanna Kyre said on Apr 30, 2008 about the Hardcover edition| Add your feedback

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  • Because this was written after Obama graduated law school, but before he started his political career, it caries a voice that is much less guarded than one typically expects from a modern day politician. The honesty and emotion in the book is refreshing and welcome. At 445 pages, this is not a sho ... Continue

    Because this was written after Obama graduated law school, but before he started his political career, it caries a voice that is much less guarded than one typically expects from a modern day politician. The honesty and emotion in the book is refreshing and welcome. At 445 pages, this is not a short read, but is captivating and moves quickly.

    

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• ― Bossdog said on Apr 2, 2008 about the Paperback edition| Add your feedback

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  • I don't know why any of my friends would think I would like this book. I hate anything written by political people. The books are generally tripe with a few well chosen historical quotes, stolen from venerable sources.

    

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• ― Freyja's Child said on Oct 5, 2007 about the Paperback edition| Add your feedback

Obama, the son of a white American mother and a black African father, writes an elegant and compelling biography that powerfully articulates America's racial battleground and tells of his search for his place in black America. 8 pages of photos.

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