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Promise Me Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose

Jason Squire Fluck
May 7, 2018

Promise Me Dad

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I read a solid amount. Some books are easier than others to review. I try to review the books in the order that I read them. But sometimes, I hit a difficult review and it starts to delay me. I’m now five books behind. But Joe Biden’s book is an easy one to review because 1) I’m just going to tell you up front, “Read the book,” and 2) this book isn’t about politics, or partisanship, or a call to promote what Obama and Biden did while they were in office: this book is about love. It’s about Joe Biden’s love for his son Beau who passed away from brain cancer in 2015. It’s about Biden’s love for his family—his children, his grandchildren, his wife, his siblings, his in-laws. Last but not least, this book is about Biden’s love for his country, the United States of America, where he served public office for over four decades.

At times Promise Me, Dad is heartbreaking—yes, you will cry—and, at other times, the narrative is uplifting. Biden’s courageous ability to go on in the face of his devastating losses inspired me. When Biden was a freshman senator from Delaware, his wife and three children were in a tragic car accident. His wife and infant daughter were both killed. His two young boys spent a month recovering in the hospital. Rather than disappear from public life, Biden persevered, eventually remarried, and raised his boys and second daughter while continuing to serve Delaware as Senator in the U.S Congress. In 2013, Biden’s oldest son Beau was diagnosed with brain cancer. Joe Biden wrote this book for him.

Promise Me, Dad covers Biden’s journey with Beau through his cancer treatments while fulfilling his duties as the Vice President of the United States. I respected Joe Biden a great deal before reading this book. My respect for him now is off the charts. If you don’t know much about Joe Biden, or disagree with his politics, don’t let that keep you from reading Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose. His love for family, country, and democracy are irrefutable. In the end, isn’t that exactly what we ask of our public servants?

The above review was originally posted on Jason’s website, jasonsquirefluck.com.

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Jason Squire Fluck

Born in California and raised in Pennsylvania, Jason spent most of his childhood with his nose in a book. After graduating with honors from college, Jason moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting and writing. He has written numerous film scripts and stage plays and recently released his debut novel titled Jon Fixx. Read more about Jason, his writing, and his book reviews at jasonsquirefluck.com.

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  1. AvatarJason Flück says

    June 12, 2018 at 6:00 pm

    Thanks Lani! Reading his book confirmed what I believed to be true: that Biden is a public servant in the best sense of the term. He wants what’s best for the country and will fight for it. In other words, he has a moral compass with a clear North; there’s no equivocation in his belief system. You’ll enjoy it!!

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  2. Leilani SquireLeilani Squire says

    June 12, 2018 at 12:36 am

    I’ve always liked Joe Biden. I’ve liked him because what you see is what you get-at least that is how I’ve seen it. As I read your review, I understood even more why I’ve liked Joe Biden. Love. He is a man who loves. And you’re so right when you wrote: “His love for family, country, and democracy are irrefutable. In the end, isn’t that exactly what we ask of our public servants?”

    I’ve been wanting to read this book. Now I’m for sure going to read it. Thanks!

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