I prefer team of Rivals but still a great read. " I read this right after Team of Rivals. I love this author, but I am not patient enough to get through this one. However, if you like history books, I would suggest this as a good one. If you are not interested in history, I wouldn't recommend this one. I could only read it in doses, but I learned a lot. It's not the type of book you can sit down and read from cover to cover. " Very informative book about the Roosevelts during WWII. " I gave this book five stars, not because it was a fast-moving page-turner, but because when I finished it I felt a new window had been opened for me to a fascinating part of history. Cannot recommend it enough to those who love history. " Well, I finally finished it - and this silly historical book made me CRY at the end! I am either a sap, or Kearns-Goodwin has does it again. without them, we may have lost world war II! " - Suzie, " fascinating account of the complex relationship between franklin and eleanor roosevelt, two of the most influencial people of the 20th century. " Fascinating Portrait of FDR by Doris Kearns Goodwin " - Lastspring, Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.
The writing is balanced, in that the reader sees both good and bad qualities of the Roosevelts and the people they interact with on a daily basis." Doris Kearns Goodwin writes like she is sitting next to you telling a story. If you are a history buff, the added "reminders" are good reminders.
If you are not necessarily a history buff, the author gives you enough background information that you have a feel for the time or the situation. The book puts the reader directly into the day to day world of the Roosevelts during the war years. Goodwin effectively melds these details and stories into an unforgettable and intimate portrait of Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt and of the time during which a new, modern America was born. With an extraordinary collection of details, Goodwin masterfully weaves together a striking number of story lines-Eleanor and Franklin’s marriage and remarkable partnership, Eleanor’s life as First Lady, and FDR’s White House and its impact on America as well as on a world at war. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History, No Ordinary Time is a monumental work, a brilliantly conceived chronicle of one of the most vibrant and revolutionary periods in the history of the United States.
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