false 0 2009-01-31T06:11:58-08:00 330481 84 2009-01-31T06:11:58-08:00 I'm not crazy about politics, but so far I'm enthralled. I was worried this would be boring but it's most certainly not. 0 2009-01-30T11:51:08-08:00 328279 25 2009-01-30T11:51:08-08:00 0 2009-01-29T20:08:36-08:00 326257 1 2009-01-29T20:08:36-08:00 4 4 false false Fri Feb 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 21 17:09:35 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 10 05:31:36 -0800 2009
Before starting the book, I had read some reviews written by other users and without fail, every single one reminded me of why I don’t enjoy politics. It would be one thing to read something like this, have an opinion and have that be the end of the story, but that is seldom the case. Because whenever you’re exposed to something that forces you to choose one side or the other, you make your decision and then run the risk of someone else choosing to loudly disagree with you and start an argument. Grrr, arguments.

Now the really fucked up thing about that is that I usually love arguments…or rather, I love to not back down from arguments, but where politics are involved, I have a tendency to shut down and just walk away from whoever has decided to oppose me (usually my husband—we have a lot of opposing political viewpoints, heh).

I thought the book was engaging. Obama is a deeply thoughtful individual and I was glad the book didn’t bore me (I normally find politics exceedingly dull). But aside from saying that, I don’t plan to write a proper “review” of this book or even explain what I liked about the book. It would be reasonable to assume that you either agree with him or don’t and as far as I’m concerned, there’s very little else to say past that without sparking an argument. More than likely my rating gives my opinion away, but whatever. I’m still not gonna go there.

I’m glad I read it—it was a stretch for me as a reader. But I’m not sure I’d willingly pick up another political interest book anytime in the near future. I prefer fiction.]]>