My Life, by Bill Clinton - Book Review

I recently became interested in reading Bill Clinton's My Life, at least most of it. The autobiography of former President Clinton consists of 957 pages that detail experiences among family, friends and political rivals. Upon graduation from law school, Clinton struggled to grasp the concept of life and thus enacted various goals as a foundation. As quoted, "I wanted to be a good man, have a good marriage and children, have good friends, make a successful political life, and write a great book" (Clinton, 2004, p. 3).

As Clinton narrates the events that comprise his life, he most certainly identifies each character that in some way, shape, form, or fashion helped categorize his perspectives. Grandparents who arranged morality and unbiased motives, substance abusing parents who fail to prioritize responsibilities, childhood friends that will inevitably influence future decisions, and various politicians with dissimilar interests were among the vividly depicted individuals. Overall, Clinton's ambition and dedication to create an unbiased society in America conveys the more thought provoking information.

Clinton dramatically details campaigns, his affair, and eventually his impeachment during presidency. Though he considers himself a moral man, he often repeats how foolishly our actions can deceive our ethical values and relationships we strive so delicately to maintain. Furthermore, he acknowledges, yet regrets, few decisions that encompassed aspects of his life.

Though I neglected to read a good portion of the political extravaganzas, as I carelessly choose to ignore, I was intrigued by many of Clinton's experiences. I admit the latter of the novel entailed his personal relationships among family and friends. For me, at least, I found this portion to be the more riveting and appealing occurrences portrayed. However, it also offers insight and an understanding of actions and opinions based by other familiar, political faces. To conclude, I may have felt inclined to read such a book simply because I, too, am from rural Arkansas and enjoy the detailed experiences that promoted an ordinary man into an extraordinary president.