(6)Shortest Way Home by Pete Buttigieg

I am not a big reader of political books. And I certainly try to stay away from anything political on my blog, but my husband and I had been seeing Pete Buttigieg making the rounds on the late-night circuit and were intrigued, so I decided to read it during the long road trip to Kansas City to watch the Super Bowl.  And I have to say that I was impressed with his vision, his intelligence, and his high level of integrity.

I won't get too much into the details, to avoid the "political" talks, but I will highlight just one thing.  When Pete came out, he knew that there was a strong possibility his constituents would vote him out of office.  Living in Mike Pence's Indiana, he knew that he could have some problems. And he did,  but few.  Instead of getting up in arms or defensive over the people who disagreed with him being gay, he gave grace.  And to me, that says a lot about his character. 

Bottom Line - It doesn't matter what side of the political line you fall on, it is always nice to read the autobiography of somebody who has lived an interesting life.  Pete Buttigieg has done just that.  From his days at Harvard and Oxford to being on the campaign trail in Iowa for Obama and thinking he should enlist, too.  And there is his deployment. Presidential candidate or not, Pete Buttigieg has led an interesting life and that is all we want as readers reading an autobiography. 

Details: 

• Shortest Way Home by Pete Buttigieg
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• Pages: 352
• Publisher: Liveright Publishing
• Publication Date: 2/12/2019
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