So, as you know...one of my goals for 2011 is to read one book every week. I've made a huge list based on all of the recommendations I've received. I'm 110% in love with swap.com, I'm currently waiting for eight more books to come in the mail. I'm running out of room in my bookcase!To kick of this year filled with reading, I read Decision Points by George W. Bush. I'm a huge sucker for GW. I remember in high school I used to tell everyone I wished he was my grandfather because he just seemed like such a fun guy! In college my Roomie had one of those "GW-Vocabulary" posters (what college student didn't?!) and used to "pick" on me for being a fan! I believe that he is a great person even though I wasn't a big fan of his politics (or any politics for that matter....)
Decision Points was really good....atleast the first part. I liked reading about his childhood. I really liked reading the part where he killed his sisters fish by putting vodka in the fishbowl...reminded me of when I put two beta fish in the same tank....me and GW...kindred-fish-killing-spirits. I liked reading about his decision to quit drinking, even though most critics that this chapter was unnecessary. I felt it shaped the whole book.
I know absolutely nothing about politics, so I found myself skimming through the pages where he was name-dropping. Yea, I've heard the names on TV, but I need a face to actually remember who they are. There are at least a thousand names in this book! I liked the chapter on Afghanistan but Iraq kinda bored me.
I liked how he talked about real people and how "regular" people shaped him. It's so easy to see him as a person and not just a president.
This is a great read...I read the first half really fast. But then it got kinda slow for me. So, I made a game out of reading the book....read it like GW talks. Makes it veryyyy interesting!
And for the record, this book isn't going into my swap.com account! That's how you know I liked a book!
