In my former life as a high school debater, I once faced a guy who kept accusing me of possessing “audacious audacity” to forward some argument (presumably meaning the words in the pejorative sense). I’ve long since forgot the matter in dispute — but not the ridiculous word choice! — and so it was hard for me to take Barack Obama’s book seriously. “The Audacious Audacity of Hope! Who says that!?” Since that’s the only reaction my mind is now able to have.
However, I was just gifted the book, and now it’s sitting on my coffee table, accusingly. It is a book — and I like books — and it is Important — hence obligation — but…it’s a campaign book! The equivalent of a 2-week infomercial (given my speed). If I’m going to expend the effort required to read non-fiction, shouldn’t it be good?
Well, apparently it is good, so that simplifies matters.
2 responses so far ↓
1 avatarr8 // Feb 23, 2008 at 10:11 pm
First, didn’t he win a best spoken word album grammy for that book?
Second, just cause I’m bummin’ around the blogosphere, just have to drop this photo in here (from an old friend of mine, of his kid)
http://uglyrug.blogspot.com/2008/02/time-has-come-today.html
2 Quixote // Feb 24, 2008 at 1:42 am
He did win…but I think it’s kinda a tragedy that audiobooks can win grammies — when I hear spoken word, I think of a punk/rap subgenre. But, yes, the book does have that going for it.
Also: I like that photo because it looks like Obama has a faux-hawk, which would be utterly awesome. He’s already won the presidential hair primary, but that would put him on a whole other level.
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