This is probably one of my favorite autobiographies that I have read. The fact that I gave it 3 stars, meaning that I liked it, speaks volumes. It felt truly genuine, not just like she was writing a story to try to get it on the best seller list. I knew next to nothing about Eleanor Roosevelt going into this book, so everything was a revelation. From her nearly parent-less upbringing, her shy awkward childhood, to her feeling as an incapable mother, to her years and years of political engagements.

I really enjoyed her thought that life is a series of adjustments. She made this observation upon the unexpected passing of her husband. I really agree. We adjust and the new situation becomes our new 'normal'. Until the next adjustment. Some adjustments are small, some are huge.

I also loved that she never ever stopped. She never 'retired'. She lived life to the fullest even when everyone around her was telling her she should slow down.

Among her many many accomplishments, I would say that being an accomplished writer is not one of them. The book needs some serious editing. It doesn't flow - she is constantly going off on tangents like she is just telling a story by the fire.

Good read for an autobiography. Interesting to read her insights into the generation of my great-grandmother from the perspective of someone who traveled the globe and interacted regularly and personally with world powers.