Reviews for Clarence Thomas: A Biography

The average rating for Clarence Thomas: A Biography based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-10-02 00:00:00 Jung Jin Hyuk Jung Mind you, my rating is for the book and not for Clarence Thomas. I came to this book via "Devil in the Grove," an excellent book and winner of the 2013 general non-fiction Pulitzer. I wondered, who is this man who replaced Thurgood Marshall? I must admit, the first 150 pages or so are absolutely gripping. I will admit to you that I yelled at the t.v. during his confirmation hearings. I am no fan of Justice Thomas. He is highly critical of Brown vs. Board of Education, he believes that desegregation was wrong (ugh!) and he is clearly anti-choice. He is frustrating, contrary, and unbelievably self-pitying. With all that being said, I did enjoy the book as I felt it gave me greater insight into the most enigmatic of our justices even if it did not in any way elevate my opinion of him.

Review # 2 was written on 2008-04-27 00:00:00 Brianna Payne Clarence Thomas is someone you think you know, but actually reading through this biography, written by his son with remarkable evenhandedness, makes you realize how really little you know about this man. The depth of his background explain some of his seemingly divided or "inconsistent" views, since they're just carry overs of his divided and inconsistent background.