Going Rogue is Palin’s story with the campaign as the backdrop. She tells the reader all about her life in Alaska and her family – her mother, her father, and her siblings as well as her husband and his family. She tells how she grew up, the expectations of her parents, the choices she made growing up, the influence of her favorite books, her quirks (she’s a self-proclaimed “Geek” when it comes to details), her idols, her relationship with her husband Todd, and her relationship with her family. She also talks about Alaska and her beginnings, what it was like to live there as a little one, and the unique relationship Alaskan’s have to their environment and how difficult it can be to survive there.Read the full book review at Hybrid Mom.
Going Rogue is very easy to read, yet full of details that were interesting to learn especially as they related to the relationship between the oil and gas companies and Alaska. Palin details her experiences in politics, starting as a city council woman, serving as Mayor of Wasilla, Governor and, finally, her run for Vice-President. As Governor, she details her fight against big oil, cutting budgets, and successfully implementing projects that seem to have put Alaskans in charge of Alaska and her resources. She also describes the 2009 VP campaign from her standpoint. The behind the scenes look at the whirlwind that is a campaign is reminiscent of Mary Matalin and James Carville’s “All’s Fair – Love, War and Running for President“. While telling her story, Palin admits her mistakes and what she learned from them.
After reading the entire book you’ll have a much clearer understanding of what Palin is all about, what she hopes to accomplish and why. Like all of us, her story, who she is, is shaped by all the folks in her life and how they influenced her and taught her. Along the way, she answers the questions that have been asked since her placement on center stage in this country and she takes the opportunity to tell her side of the story.
- JP
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