A Promised Land by Barack Obama: A Review Posted on February 9, 2021 by Cyril A Promised Land is a pleasurable book to read — in spite of its volume — over 700 pages. As a reader, you are captivated by the beauty and power of the prose. You start to wonder whether this is indeed a memoir written by a political figure. But then you realize it is written by Barack Obama, a former president of the Harvard Law Review, and not by a Congressman from a gerrymandered district who could win re-election even if he walked on his head. CLICK TO CONTINUE TO ARTICLE …