Rachel’s Reviews > You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington > Status Update

I keep thinking: it's not a BAD biography. It takes a little bit of time for me to settle into every time I pick it up. But the use of direct quotes from Washington & co. - usually a welcome aspect of non-fiction books - kinda takes me out of it. The old language is tricky to follow, and the quotes are almost constant. Also, think I would've preferred a more narrative biography; this one is too much of a fact dump.

Yeah, I'll stick with this book. I think I just got a little lost on the French & Indian War stuff. It wasn't explained super well, but made more sense on a reread. This isn't a "read at 2am to make me sleepy" sort of book. It requires a bit more focus and energy. (Which I had while reading tonight, I'm just updating later because I had other things to do.) Also, it's short, so it shouldn't take long to finish.

I loved the introduction and prelude stuff from this book, but somehow, the chapters feel really hard for me to get into. Like as if there's something I missed in the first chapter that has me already feeling behind and lost on who people are and stuff. I thought this would be a good, approachable Washington biography, but maybe it's too light on details? I'll give it till Part 2 or so to see if I wanna DNF.

Reading for the America 250 celebration. Obviously it peaked my interest in revolutionary history, so why not start with a biography about the man who started it all and the father of our country. I think I may have added other Washington biographies to my TBR, but this seemed the most palatable. And it's written by a woman, which is apparently a rarity with GW biographies. Go off queen.