Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir Of Family (2010) - Plot & Excerpts
I loved this story of Condeleezza, her upbringing in the Deep South during segregation, and her close relationship with mom and dad. Her extraordinary career path, which is truly remarkable! Before I say how lucky she is, she prepared herself academically and socially and in all aspects of lives, she was ready to jump in to the next chapter, and when the door of opportunity was provided, no matter how daunting or challenging it may have presented, she accepted and gave herself. Although I am ignorant about American politics, I am fascinated about her leadership and choices that she had to make, especially when she was at Standford University. Now, I am almost done with this book, I am ready to read her most recent book, “No Higher Honor”. I've always admired Dr. Rice even if I don't agree with much of her politics. I found the first 2/3 of this book truly interesting. He determination and integrity to go from segregated Birmingham to Stanford are impressive. However, the writing style is simplistic. Perhaps her audience is middle and high school girls -- not a bad thing -- but I didn't find any probing insights into her views. There is very little nuance or self-reflection. I suspect this is her true personality which I find more than a little worrisome given the power and influence she had/has.
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I read this at least a year ago but forgot to update - I remember enjoying it.
—kamal
