I can’t put Obama’s “A Promised Land” down. I have also been listening to the audiobook, which he narrates. His voice is like velvet. He’s funny. He has great comic timing. He’s thoughtful. He speaks movingly of his mother, his grandmother, his wife Michelle and his two daughters. I’d never thought of him before as a man surrounded by women.
He gives credit to many others for his success and spends time examining the choices he made and the costs they exacted on those he loves. His fear of the pitfalls of hubris and his humility, speak volumes. It’s so reassuring after the bragging and self congratulation which has shocked so often over the last four years. Listening to him read, I feel like he is talking just to me. Highly recommended.