PositiveNew StatesmanLaskas captured the poignancy of that moment of transition ... In earlier chapters, when diving headlong into the lives of the letter writers, Laskas blends her authorial voice in joyous perspective-bending streams of consciousness reminiscent of Tom Wolfe at his best. But when she is finally face-to-face with Obama, that style necessarily fades ... It may be trite to say that To Obama is itself a love letter, but that’s how it reads.
