The Next Big Story
My Journey Through the Land of Possibilities

I like Soledad O'Brien as a reporter, but part of this book makes me wish she stuck to only being on TV. The descriptions of her childhood and education is hard to step into because her use of staccato sentences are devoid of any personality as an author. That's a pretty difficult thing to accomplis......more

At the beginning of the book, I didn't find her personal life or upbringing very interesting. It seemed to be missing something for me. I did get more interested in her work life. Her work during Hurricane Katrina and then the earthquake in Haiti was moving. Her pieces on Black in America and Latino......more

I really enjoyed reading her book. Her name was vaguely familiar to me. In the book, O'Brien explores her sheltered, close-knit upbringing growing up in Smithtown, Long Island, New York. She talks about a variety of social issues, such as privilege, class, race, and immigration issues. Although this......more

I enjoyed this book by Soledad O'Brien. However, the editing left much to be desired. In the e-reader version I used, missing periods between sentences were a constant issue, often disrupting the flow of the dialogue and narrative. Despite this, O'Brien offered an engaging glimpse into her upbringin......more

This book gets a 4 for readability and telling her stories in such a compelling way. There were some spots where the tenses didn’t seem right and in my kindle version where the punctuation seemed to be missing. But I really enjoyed it overall. A day later and I’m still thinking about her messages abo......more