Politician's and their favorite books

[jennythereader]

What do McCain and Obama's (publicly stated) lists of favorite books say about them? The article..

Comments

[sioneva.livejournal.com]

I tend to agree with the commentator who said that these are publicly-chosen books rather than, necessarily, personal favorites.

I've never read Obama's choices, so couldn't comment - I do know I couldn't STAND "For Whom the Bell Tolls" when I read it in high school.

[siegerat.livejournal.com]

Hmm ... I've read both of their lists, except The Decline and Fall ... and only read excerpts from Moby-Dick. It's interesting that we're still asking Presidents what their favorite books are, and not what their favorite TV reality shows are. There is still hope yet, I feel.

[jennythe-reader.livejournal.com]

The thing that struck me was how much more varity Obama's list has than McCain's.

[aphiorogue.livejournal.com]

great article. Thanks for sharing.

[jennythe-reader.livejournal.com]

You're welcome.