This book is a slower read than I expected. I'm currently reading about their first few days in office as president.
But I find it fascinating to think about how many times they lost elections and kept going. Maybe it's because I don't have that kind of passion for anything, but I just couldn't imagine. How were they so willing to suffer disappointment after disappointment? He was basically a nobody in the West who couldn't even get elected by his state legislature yet somehow he became President of the United States.
It makes me think of Churchill and how he always believed he was destined to be in charge during WWII. I think he was right. I also believe Lincoln was the right man to be president during the Civil War.
But it's interesting to think about them as real people, who have made mistakes. I don't know if the rest of you do this, but I tend to think of the founding fathers, successful people, or even heroes in books to be perfect. I appreciate this book for reminding me that imperfect people can do great things.
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I haven't even started it yet! But I did check it out from the library. When did life get so busy?
I haven't started the book because I've been too occupied with the last book in the Hunger Games series, "Mockingjay." If you haven't read it, you're gonna want to! I'm almost done and then I'm going to read this one, promise :)
I was totally distracted with Mockingjay, so I tried to finish it really fast so I could get my life back. I have started this one, but I'm not too far into it. You're right Kim, it is slow reading. I like it, but it's been hard for me to really get into it. I think she is about to meet Abe, so maybe then it will pick up for me.
I'm about half way through "Love is Eternal" now. I really liked the beginning, then it started to get a little bit cheesy and now I think it is about to slow down. Overall, I am enjoying it. I always like learning real facts while being entertained too. It is like they are tricking me into learning and it is a trick I am happy to fall for.
Hey, that's how I feel too Cami. I'm about half way and over all enjoying it. When I started reading the book it just reminded me of Gone With The Wind so I tried to read it just as passionately. Now I'm wondering what this girl's problem is that she can't just communicate and solve her issues with her husband. I hate it when people decide to be silent about hurts caused by others. It's like they are trying to make the person do it for longer so they can think of them as more of a meanie. Any body else?
It does seem to be slowing down, but I'm totally intrigued about what in the world the end of the book will be. It's the tricking me in to learning idea that I like. I mean I know he ends up as president of the United States, but how does it happen?!
I'm going to see how much I can squeeze in right now before any one of the FIVE sleeping children at my house wake up. Today Christine had her baby and Hannah's daughter Maisy broke her leg so we've got a house full. For now they're all sleeping.
Oh - Christine had a healthy boy! They never find out the gender of their babies until the day they are born so now we all know. It's a boy.
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