It's not exactly what one would call a celebrity book - it was published in 1995, written before he'd run for political office. So it's not like a ghost-written autobiography trying to cash in on fame. And Obama's a fine writer, a bit given to the grandiose, but eloquent - he writes like he speaks.

I haven't read that many biographies, auto or otherwise (I hadn't realized I was interested in them until recently) but I'm finding it interesting, anyway?