_p0ssum_'s review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Racism, Homophobia, and War
Moderate: Violence
jessthanthree's review against another edition
3.5
Moderate: War
Minor: Gun violence and Homophobia
whatjasread's review against another edition
2.0
• literal king of waffle
• the parts leading up to his presidency were more interesting than his actual presidency
• so much name dropping I don’t remember a single person except Michelle and our lass Lizzie R
TWs: war, death, racism, islamophobia, gun violence, cancer, terrorism, homophobia, torture, mentions of 9/11
Graphic: Racism, Islamophobia, Gun violence, and Cancer
Moderate: War and Death
Minor: Torture and Homophobia
drraytay's review against another edition
4.0
Minor: Violence, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Murder, Racism, Transphobia, Sexism, War, Abortion, Torture, Death, and Xenophobia
nick13's review against another edition
5.0
In parts the paragraphs are blind, telling exactly how things happened, with other times being written beautifully when it's about something inside, philosophical, or spiritual. The way it informed the reader with the events of his term were put simply enough so that j could understand them even though during his term I was too young to understand any of what was happening.
Along with this, this novel also shows a light into Baracks personal life (not as much as Michelle's but still some) that shows the humanity of him that isn't shown through the press when a president is in office.
All of this combines to a very long novel packed full of information with some parts even having a bit of humor or introspection writing that really adds to the level of reading this novel.
Highly recommend this book to anyone who likes a little bit of politics and want to understand exactly what was happening during this time period and/or what Barack was personally thinking at the time.
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Racism, and War
Moderate: Addiction, Homophobia, and Medical content
Minor: Gun violence, Islamophobia, and Violence
nytephoenyx's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Homophobia, Islamophobia, and Xenophobia
Minor: Violence and Torture
kennethwade's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, Racism, Mass/school shootings, and Xenophobia
Minor: Homophobia and Misogyny
readandfindout's review against another edition
4.25
Themes: 4 stars
Knowledge/perspective: 4.5 stars
This is actually really hard to rate! Because I thought everything was well done, and I really enjoyed Obama's perspective, but I struggled with the pacing and level of detail.
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Violence, Islamophobia, Cancer, and Genocide
Minor: Death, Homophobia, and Torture
kyras's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Forced institutionalization and Gun violence
Moderate: Islamophobia and Antisemitism
Minor: Homophobia
plantbasedbride's review against another edition
4.0
As a Canadian, I found the detailed timelines of the passing of bills a bit tedious but loved the big picture analysis of the American political system and the insights into how the Presidency affected Barack and his family.
I would highly recommend the audiobook as it's narrated by Obama himself!
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Racism and Homophobia