I'm not ordinarily a fan of books about political figures. In fact, up until The Book of Joe, I don't think I'd ever read one. But what little I did know about Joe Biden interested me, and I liked the tagline: "The life, wit, and (sometimes accidental) wisdom of Joe Biden.
As it turns out, I thoroughly enjoyed the book. It did, of course, discuss his political trajectory, but it spent just as much time - if not more - talking about Joe the person, which is what I found fascinating. From a young boy with a painful stuttering problem, to a confident (but never OVER-confident) young man, to a husband and father who endured the greatest of tragedies. He was, and is, a man of great integrity and principles, and the boy next door who just wants to enjoy his ice cream cone, and this author described it all so very well.
Joe Biden carried, and continues to carry, wisdom from his mother, most notably the admonishment she gave him when he was just a boy: "No one is better than you. And you're not better than anyone else." These are words that Biden absolutely took to heart, as he remains by all accounts, a real, humble, relatable man.
Excellent, touching, and at times very funny account of a great man. A good read even if you're not particularly interested in his politics.
"I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review."
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