A Long Way from Home: Growing Up in the American Heartland in the Forties and Fifties @ richardeward.com

A Long Way from Home: Growing Up in the American Heartland in the Forties and Fifties
by Tom Brokaw
from Random House Trade Paperbacks

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• BORING STORIES FROM BROKAW'S YOUTH DIMINISH HIS REPUTATION
  Tom Brokaw must think that people care about every facet of his dull life--because he has elaborated on it in so much boring detail in this book that even Brokaw fans will throw their hands up after hearing another insignificant story and say "who cares."
  Sadly, he comes across as a person who considered himself better than others and was incredibly insensitive when it came to class status. He often mentions in the book whether someone is "working class" and he claims that in high school "I was a... more info

• Shared Moments
  Tom Brokaw has always projected to his viewers a caring, sincere presence
  as he outlined the happenings of the day in our nation and around the world. Even if the news he broadcasted was sad or shocking he gave us the feeling that we could get through this together. This book offers the same
  warmth and sincerity in describing my similar experiences in growing up
  during and after WWII.
  

• excellent
  Been there and done that. Refreshing read! Stirred up many old memories and recollections.

• Simple but decent
  One reviewer called this book "for simpletons by a simpleton." Well, as I have very little respect for today's mainstream media, especially Dan Rather and Katie Couric, Brokaw, though preachy, is better than most. This book is a simple book, but it's also pleasant and does lend insight into his modest upbringing in South Dakota---far different from what the elites usually value.
  I read it while I drove cross country, which is probably why I gave it 3 stars, rather than 2, as I appreciated it more.more info

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