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There’s power in allowing yourself to be known and heard, in owning your unique story, in using your authentic voice. And there’s grace in being willing to know and hear others. This, for me, is how we become. (p. 420)
My mother, a friend of hers, and I were all reading Michelle Obama’s Becoming recently. Her friend had finished it, while I had read only two chapters. Her friend argued that she’d been annoyed by the second half of the book, that MO had just yammered on about race: “We get it alre ...more
My mother, a friend of hers, and I were all reading Michelle Obama’s Becoming recently. Her friend had finished it, while I had read only two chapters. Her friend argued that she’d been annoyed by the second half of the book, that MO had just yammered on about race: “We get it alre ...more
I had to sit on this for a few days after reading this to really process it. It was VERY insightful, full of tidbits I didn't know about the Obamas and what they've gone through in their lives (from college to various employments and non-profits to infertility, to running for office, and the world-changer of being in the White House and all the upheaval that entails). Mrs. Obama is incredibly articulate but refreshingly honest in her own faults, sharing fears and doubts that many of us have had
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I think it is almost impossible not to enjoy this book. I really enjoyed the inside peek into the White House life, but I also LOVED hearing about her early life, how she met Barack, her family and education, and the initiatives she took on as the first lady. So good. Her narration was also excellent and I highly recommend the audiobook - it is not a short book, but it held my interest throughout.
this was a book club read and i learned a lot about the obamas from reading this. they seem down-to-earth compared to some politicians and although i know some people didn't like them, they seemed to be well-respected and liked by many. i give them a lot of credit for figuring out how to make their relationship work when a lot of it was spent long-distance or apart doing things to better their lives. although nonfiction/ biographies/ memoirs/ etc. aren't always my first choice in reading materia
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Intimate description of her and her family's life. I especially like that she spent so much time describing her upbringing and not just life in the White House.
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Beautiful memoir ❤
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