Joel's review
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
by Benjamin Franklin
I thought it was interesting, but it was, after all, an autobiography. I had to force myself to finish it before moving on to something else.
Joel's review
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin
Joel's review
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It is amazing to read something written by this person I've heard about all my life, but who has been dead over 200 years. To hear him talk about his life bridges the gap of time that separates us and makes him seem more real. He starts off by saying that he will probably endulge his own vanity in this autobiography...his narrative is full of clever statements like this that made me smile. He has quite an interesting personality that comes out in this book. I got a little lost in the later parts because of some of his political anecdotes. Tragically he only tells about his life until 1752 and didn't get to the American Revolution. His Autobiography ends abruptly and he obviously didn't finish it.
I thought it was interesting, but it was, after all, an autobiography. I had to force myself to finish it before moving on to something else.