Any Human Heart

Actually I did not read this book but watched the Masterpiece Classic adaptation. I really like the adaptations of these series, as the episodes unfold so much more similarly to the experience of reading books.

Any Human Heart is sequential snippets of a man's life during from the beginning of the 20th century until the mid 80's at his death. I found the first half of the series most interesting, most likely because I am in my mid thirties and can relate to the experiences of this age range.


The most interesting theme in this book is the concept that a human is a collection of evolving personalities over time.

Dreams From my Father by Barack Obama

I only listened to half of this book. I found the first part interesting, but lost interest toward the middle, probably because I am not faced with the same issues of race as he is. Still it was an intriguing read, and Barack Obama's writing is so deeply reflective and intelligent. The beginning of the book was so interesting--his reflections on his white grandparents and how they came to live in Hawaii, his white mother involved with two men from the university and entirely different cultures, etc. But as interesting as I thought it was, I just got too bored and couldn't finish the rest of the book. Maybe someday.