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The Obama story in twos! How Michelle will make sense of Obama book
Updated On: 14 February, 2021 09:05 AM IST | Mumbai | Jane Borges
Listening to the erudite Barack Obama recount his personal and political journey is a one-of-a-kind experience, but there are a few loose puzzle pieces that another memoir helps fit
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A file picture of former US President Barack Obama and former US First Lady Michelle Obama at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC, February 12, 2018. Pic/Getty Images
Audio books aren’t really our thing. We have only just begun warming up to reading e-books, so listening to one feels like a big ask. There are exceptions, of course. And one we’ve reserved mostly for the Obamas. Two years ago, when Michelle Obama’s Becoming released, we got ourselves an Audible subscription. Why? Because, as a fan, we had the opportunity to listen to her story, and in her voice. It was a rare treat: one that we go back to each time we want to revisit a chapter that inspired us. Listening to her husband, former US President Barack Obama’s A Promised Land (Penguin Random House), his political biography that has been on bestseller lists ever since its release late last year, was a decision triggered by that experience. Since a benchmark had been set, it was but, impossible not to compare, because of the many parallels in their story. Except that, there weren’t many.
It’s a given that listening to a book read by Obama won’t be disappointing, because it’s a voice that’s familiar, impeccable in style, and one told by a person, who has been through the rigour of umpteen speeches in his political career. It’s the writing, however, that we found wanting.
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