Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black American.
It begins in New York, where Barack Obama learns that his father—a figure he knows more as a myth than as a man—has been killed in a car accident.
This sudden death inspires an emotional odyssey—first to a small town in Kansas, from which he retraces the migration of his mother’s family to Hawaii, and then to Kenya, where he meets the African side of his family, confronts the bitter truth of his father’s life, and at last reconciles his divided inheritance.
Customer Review: Kenyan view
I read this book with great interest. First, from a curiousity standpoint; how does he see Kenya and does he understand it's complexity. Another perspective that i looked into was his obsession to find himself in his father. I'm Kenyan and know what a father means to one if absent. My dad died when i was eleven and i explored him alot-still do. My mother kept him fresh in our minds and i've concluded that the absent parent becomes the focal point of a young boy. Men,as many may disagree, will seek their father to relate to and will yearn and seek that figure,if they don't find him appealing when they find him, they become what they hope he was. I was enthralled that he is able to explain Kenyan issues i'm familiar with and places i've trod with such precision. Very titillating.
Customer Review: Dreams from my Father
It was excellently written and quite inspiring. It gave insights into the personality of our current President.
Verdict: must read. No matter if you like the man or not, no matter if you see him as messiah or just as another con man (which is more likely, btw.). This guy will have a major impact on our not-so-bright future. He is the friendly face that serves (voluntarily or as a "Manchurian Candidate") as a perfect fassade for the same old ugly bloodsuckers that run the US and most of the world. If this book is "true" and honest or mostly deception - it will tell you a few things about "the man".
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