Dreams from My Father
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Dreams from My Father

by Barack Obama

1995•Biography•442 pages

Taste attributes: biographypoliticaldocumentaryslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcoming of agesocial commentary

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Boxlist takeA grounded, heavy biography: slow-paced and emotional. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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3.8 / 5

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About This Book

Dreams from My Father is Barack Obama's remarkable memoir. The son of a black African father and a white American mother, Obama was only two years old when his father walked out on the family. Many years later, Obama receives a phone call from Nairobi: his father is dead.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyPoliticalDocumentaryAll consuming questComing of ageSocial commentary

Subjects

Racially mixed peopleRacismUnited states, race relationsAfrican americans, biographyObama, barack, 1961-Race relationsRacisimRacismo

Details

Author
Barack Obama
Published
1995
Pages
442
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