Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama

Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance

Barack Obama

453 pages first pub 1995 (editions)

nonfiction memoir reflective slow-paced

Description

The son of a black African father and a white American mother, Obama was only two years old when his father walked out on the family. Many years later, Obama receives a phone call from Nairobi: his father is dead. This sudden news inspires an emot...

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reflective 88%
inspiring 62%
informative 54%
emotional 44%
hopeful 40%
challenging 10%
funny 7%
adventurous 5%
sad 3%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 2%
dark 1%

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slow 44%
fast 4%

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