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

442 pages first pub 1995 (editions)

nonfiction memoir reflective slow-paced

Description

In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black American. It begins in New York, where Barack Obama learns that his father—...

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Moods

reflective 88%
inspiring 61%
informative 54%
emotional 45%
hopeful 40%
challenging 11%
funny 7%
adventurous 5%
sad 3%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 2%
dark 1%

Pace

medium 51%
slow 44%
fast 4%

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