The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream

[rating:4/5]
Awards:
Author: Barack Obama.
Narrator: Barack Obama.
Category: Biography & Memoir.
Publisher: Random House Audio.
Release Date: 6 hrs and 10 mins.
Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins.
Abridged.

An Overview:
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream. If you wondered where President Barack Obama came from and what his real political views are, The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream is a great place to start to learn a lot more about him.

Main Body:
I initially purchased The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama during the election to find out where he stood on the topics that were important to me before I put in a vote for a presidential candidate.

It is an interesting read that will give you a look into the life of the man who is now the President of the United States. This book discusses various aspects of his life and family, how he ended up in the world of politics and eventually into the US Senate. It also gives you a look at life from a politician’s point of view, getting to know the people and experiences that surround him on a daily basis.

Additionally, the book goes into politics a bit, as you would expect by any book written by a politician. This is what may lose many people. If you are very conservative in your political views and have no interest in hearing what the other side has to say, this is not going to be a book that works for you. As you would expect, he has somewhat liberal views on a number of topics.

Personally, I was not listening to the book to judge politics, but to learn a little more about the person who was running for office. From that standpoint, this was a good book. You were able to really get a feel for where Barack Obama came from, his path in life that brought him to where he is today and get a feel for the kind of politics he prefers. It was a great way to see a full picture of the man who is now our president.

The Narration:
Barack Obama narrated his own audio book. I am a big fan of this as I regularly think the only person who can really do a book justice is the person who wrote it and knows just what they want each sentence to sound like.

Audiobook reviewed by Michelle Murillo.

Listen to Audiobook Sample Available: Yes

Resources:
wikipedia: The Audacity of Hope