I really liked this book. It was written well before Barack Obama became president and paints a very realistic portrait of who he is as a person. He isn't as slickly guarded as he is now - he speaks plainly about his conflicting feelings regarding race, and life and authenticity. You can tell he isn't a writer - he gets really flowery and preachy sometimes, but he isn't self congratulating or appearing to hold back on how great he is. I was kind of hoping to get an insight about what drew him to Michelle - what kind of a person she is and how she fits into his scheme of life, but that didn't happen in this book. You also don't get a good glimpse of his mother and her influence in his life. His sister Auma was a strong figure and when I finished the book I found myself wondering how she is and what she is doing.
He seemed to be a character in fiction - it's strange to reconcile that character to the person who is now running our country. It would be like if Harry Potter became the school principal or some other type of authority figure. He is more real than before, but reality feels kind of funny.
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