My Grandfather's Son: A Memoir by Clarence Thomas Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of My Grandfather's Son: A Memoir
Book Review: Thomas's grandfather's grade is an A+++, Anita Hill's is an F
Summary: 5 Stars
Clarence Thomas wrote an amazing testimony of how his grandfather saved Clarence and his brother from living lives limited by ignorance, fear, poverty, hopelessness, poor work habits, etc. Clarence's grandfather taught the boys to work hard, study hard, and do their best in whatever they did. What a wonderful "only in America" success story!
My only criticism of the book is that the section on Anita Hill did not include enough information about all the people who worked for many years with Mr. Thomas without seeing him doing anything that could be called sexual harrassment.
Because Anita Hill followed Mr. Thomas from job to job and remained friends with him for 10 years after he supposedly sexually harassed her, it is difficult to believe her charges of sexual harassment.
The following information can be found at: http://www.cnsnews.com/Politics/Archive/200710/POL20071024b.html
This information helped me conclude that the charges made by Anita Hill were false.
Although Hill "stands by her testimony," that testimony has been called into question by other female employees who worked with her and with Thomas at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
J.C. Alvarez, a Chicago businesswoman, who worked as a special assistant to Thomas at the EEOC for FOUR YEARS, testified on his behalf. She told senators that Hill had falsely presented herself as a "meek, innocent, shy Baptist girl."
"I don't know who she was trying to kid," Alvarez said. "Because the Anita Hill that I knew and worked with was nothing like that. She was a very hard, tough woman. She was opinionated. She was arrogant. She was a relentless debater."
Other witnesses who vouched for Thomas also described their work experience in terms that sharply contrasted with Hill's account of events.
Nancy Fitch, who was a special assistant historian to Thomas for SEVEN YEARS at the EEOC, described her former employer as a person of "great integrity" who was "morally upstanding" and an "exemplary boss."
Book Review: A Gift I Keep Hearing About
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this as a gift for my boyfriend, and while he was busy reading another book before he could move on to Clarence Thomas' "My Grandfather's Son," he would always tell me how he was trying to finish up his current reading material as quickly as possible, because he couldn't wait to read "My Grandfather's Son." When he finished the other book, he immediately opened this one, and each day, he tells me, excitedly, about what he's read so far, and how interesting this man's life has been.
"My Grandfather's Son" met all the anticipation and high expectations my boyfriend had. I've snuck in a little peek, or two, myself and I'd have to say that I agree: this book is written in a way that will keep any reader's attention with the amazing details of Clarence Thomas' life.
Book Review: My Grandfather's Son
Summary: 5 Stars
Justice Thomas has written his life story and I consider "My Grandfather's Son" to be a must read! I have been passing my copy around to my friends and family who did not have a true understanding of what Justice Thomas endured during his comfirmation process to the Supreme Court. One of my black friends has told me that she will never vote Democrat again! Book Review: Real insight into an unfamilair culture
Summary: 5 Stars
I finished this book w/ new outlook about the experiences of a growing boy in a culture that I didn't know that intimately. It was insightful. A real learning opportunity for me. Book Review: Two things come directly to mind
Summary: 5 Stars
Two things that come to mind after reading Thomas' autobiography were the words attributed to Robert E. Lee: Simplicity and Spirituality. The same can be ascribed to Justice Clarence Thomas. The candor with which he tells of his early life, successes and failures, is heartwarming. He describes his rise from the most humble of beginnings to a place on the highest court of this land with forthright honesty that is sometimes blunt. His disdain for the news media is what more people in power should address their thoughts to voicing. The "snake-in-the-grass" hypocrisy of some members of the judiciary committee is what many know, but few have openly stated. I read and read the book again in the event that I may have missed something on my first read. The book is riveting. Justice Thomas is many steps above those who interviewed him during his confirmation hearings. Simplicity and spiritualty should be the hall mark of more in the Federal Government rather than power and mediocrity.