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Sep 05, 2021 Maja - BibliophiliaDK ✨ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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AN OPEN WINDOW INTO THE LIFE OF A STUNNING WOMAN

This was such an amazing reading experience. I was skeptical going into it, having heard so much good about it and thinking I was bound to feel let down. That did not happen and I could not be more appreciative!

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Insightful and intimate: I was surprised at how much Mrs. Obama actually shared about herself, her worries, her mistakes, her fears and her grief. It felt so intimate, almost like one those late night, heartfelt, whispered co ...more

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Dec 22, 2019 Vikas rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: nbtr, owned, audio-books

This book was just a delight and furthermore it was my pleasure to listen to Mrs. Obama reading her book and telling her life story. It's really important for people to know this story because through this you could also believe that your start doesn't define you but rather how to deal with opportunities given to you. This was fun to listen to and also to see that till Barack Obama became President of the USA, she was and later to the better-accomplished person of the duo. This was really inspir ...more

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Dec 29, 2018 Kim rated it it was amazing

I usually don't read memoirs or autobiographies. I generally prefer reading fiction. But I knew I had to read Becoming by Michelle Obama. Our former First Lady (who will forever remain my favourite FLOTUS) was such an inspiration for me and many other women and continues to inspire us. Becoming solidifies this belief for me. It's an honest and well-written account of her life, of what how she dealt with how it changed from her eye-opening experiences in college to the 2008 campaign trail and bec ...more

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Dec 31, 2020 E.S. rated it really liked it

Book Rating: ★★★★☆ (4.5 / 5 stars)

Michelle Obama captured millions as she entered the world stage as President Barack Obama’s wife and the First Lady of the United States. But there is so much more to her than just that: she is an accomplished career woman, inspirational mother, and a determined leader. In these roles, Michelle Obama instills a single the lesson throughout her memoir: we must be ready to change and evolve. We are all always “becoming” something and dwelling on the past will do l Book Rating: ★★★★☆ (4.5 / 5 stars)

Michelle Obama captured millions as she entered the world stage as President Barack Obama’s wife and the First Lady of the United States. But there is so much more to her than just that: she is an accomplished career woman, inspirational mother, and a determined leader. In these roles, Michelle Obama instills a single the lesson throughout her memoir: we must be ready to change and evolve. We are all always “becoming” something and dwelling on the past will do little to alter the future.

In this reflective memoir that guides us through Michelle’s early life, to her role alongside the 44th President of the United States, we see how the choices earlier on shaped her future. Most often than not, it’s our family that guides our decisions early in life, whether it is what we want or not. But life throws curveballs and the grand plan we often set out for ourselves never entirely works.

This is true for even a well-off career woman turned into the First Lady of the United States. Thrown into the public eye, we witness the stressors placed on constant attention, and the issues Michelle, and her husband, both had to weigh while raising their daughters and fulfilling their own dreams. Life is a journey, after all, of becoming: me, us, and more – as the sections are aptly named. Sometimes when we see these political figures, we forget what led to their positions in the White House, Senate, or elsewhere in the government. They’re human, even if they do live in their own bubble.

There’s a certain grace that comes with reading about the Obamas. Michelle Obama treated her role and country with dignity, just as she handled each part of her story with grace and honesty. She doesn’t spend her pages belittling the newcomer in the White House, despite a clear distaste towards his politics, instead focusing on what she did and her accomplishments. It’s something often missed in politics.

But then again, Michelle Obama is not a politician.

While I was completely enamored by her story, the only reason I am not giving this 5 stars is due to the length of time it took for me to read this book. A 5 star read, for me, is one I can’t put down. To be frank, I put this one down for long lengths of time, before picking it up again.

But Michelle Obama is an inspiration to many, including me. I think there are some many women of color (or just women in general) who see her and think “I want to be like her one day”. She’s braved adversaries, kept her head high, and most importantly…was an asset in her husband’s message for change. ...more

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Nov 25, 2019 Jessica rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: memoir-biography

I'm not one to pay attention to politics and the surrounding drama. I know that good politician rarely gets heard but this book kind of open my eyes to the struggle they're facing. Also this cleared up, though I did not really care, what's true and false of the rumors and articles I accidentally bump into during President Obama. What touch me the most in this story though is their life before the whitehouse. It was touching and lovable family story. ...more

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Jun 05, 2020 Gregory Williams rated it it was amazing

Shelves: memoir, african-american

It's so refreshing to read such an honest, personal and authentic memoir involving politics. These days, so many seem to be about posturing, striving, image-making. This one is just honest. And its message is one of hope and possibility of what a person can become. It also reminds me of how far our country has fallen in four years - from one of honest aspiration to one of chaos, manipulation and narcissistic nonsense.

But it's not about that - it's about the story of her and Barack and how thing ...more

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