"To speak behind others' backs is the ventilator of the heart."
While the men of the household retire for a snooze after lunch, the ladies gather toget"To speak behind others' backs is the ventilator of the heart."
While the men of the household retire for a snooze after lunch, the ladies gather together to chit chat while sipping hot tea. Embroideries on the surface, is all gossip. Crack the surface a little bit, it reveals the close knit relationship between the women, some of them in the same family and some close friends. As the afternoon passes the ladies divulge in various secrets mostly about the men in their lives, their sexual encounters, their heartbreak and frustrations, the double standards they face as women in the society. All while a young Satrapi serves them tea.
The illustrations were beautiful as usual and was a quick entertaining read. ...more
Ah took me a month to finish this. Going in, I was pretty intimidated. Having read and enjoyed Becoming by Michelle Obama, I was a little nervous thatAh took me a month to finish this. Going in, I was pretty intimidated. Having read and enjoyed Becoming by Michelle Obama, I was a little nervous that A Promised Land might be a bit much for me.
Anyway, this has got to be one of the most meticulously written works. It gives us a peek into Obama's childhood and his political career to being the senator, behind the scenes of his presidential campaign and his first term. I wish he had gone a bit more in detail about his childhood. I'm not sure if he's already done it in Dreams from my Father. One of the things, I enjoyed about the book is Obama gives the reader bit of a back story about every event before getting down to business. He is very generous with praising the people who work for him: all the people who work behind the scenes for the President. He's also quick to admit his mistakes and shortcomings. How sometimes even with the best of intentions, things just don't go as it was planned. This is about a man who has big dreams about making a change in this world. He has this enormous power vested in him and the colossal responsibility he has to bear, hoping not make too many mistakes. He talks about all the events in detail during just his first term. Guess the second book will be about the next 4 years.
We think Commander in Chief - making important decisions everyday, running the country, keeping the people safe and then he talks about his wife and his daughters. That's his vulnerable side. For instance he talks about how Sasha no longer wants him to read for her at night because she's too old for it and honestly my heart ached for him. The book ends shortly after he announces his decision to run for president for the second term.
A Promised Land is a political, humane and an introspective read....more
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