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A review by threadofgrace
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin
5.0
Got this as an audible an audible book after seeing Lincoln. This is clearly the way to go, since I have never previously managed to get through this book before simply because its way too heavy a book to carry around with me. And at least for me, the story was compelling enough that I couldn't stop listening, which made the book go by fairly quickly.
I mean, what is there about this book that hasn't been said before? The cool thing about Lincoln is that unlike most presidents, the more you read about him, the more compelling he gets. Also, given what Obama has said about how influential this book has been for him, what's extra fun is reading this and trying to imagine what Obama took from it and how he has tried to apply the lessons to his presidency.
Lincoln and his cabinet members definitely come alive throughout the book to such an extent that I was sitting on the bus home, sniffling over descriptions of Secretary of State Seward's reaction to Lincoln's death, and sorta hoping that whole assassination thing never really happened.
I mean, what is there about this book that hasn't been said before? The cool thing about Lincoln is that unlike most presidents, the more you read about him, the more compelling he gets. Also, given what Obama has said about how influential this book has been for him, what's extra fun is reading this and trying to imagine what Obama took from it and how he has tried to apply the lessons to his presidency.
Lincoln and his cabinet members definitely come alive throughout the book to such an extent that I was sitting on the bus home, sniffling over descriptions of Secretary of State Seward's reaction to Lincoln's death, and sorta hoping that whole assassination thing never really happened.