Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama

Dreams from My Father

Barack Obama

442 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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Moods

reflective 87%
inspiring 67%
informative 55%
emotional 44%
hopeful 43%
challenging 8%
funny 7%
adventurous 5%
relaxing 3%
lighthearted 2%
sad 2%
dark 1%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 46%
fast 3%

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