From California Governor Gavin Newsom, a memoir laying bare the defining moments of his childhood splintered by his parents' divorce that shaped Newsom's commitment to the state and nation.
Tries to recast a life of privilege in often baffling ways ... There’s something sympathetic to work with here. This story could have been more affecting than it is. Instead, we get a book full of slightly lumpy anecdotes.
Perhaps the most interesting thing about Young Man in a Hurry is that it never quite answers a basic question: What is the actual raison d’être of Newsom’s political career? ... You close the book with a nagging suspicion that he isn’t entirely persuaded by his own pitch.
