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Jun 20, 2020 Hanin Reads rated it it was amazing

Shelves: audio-books, memoir-and-autobiography

"...Becoming isn’t about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim. I see it instead as forward motion, a means of evolving, a way to reach continuously toward a better self. The journey doesn’t end.”
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I just can't say how much I loved this book. THE BEST BOOK I READ IN 2020 SO FAR. I've seen it everywhere but never thought I would be interested. I borrowed the book as an audio then started listening to it while doing the dishes, then Oh la la I'm definitely going love her.
This book is a bio "...Becoming isn’t about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim. I see it instead as forward motion, a means of evolving, a way to reach continuously toward a better self. The journey doesn’t end.”
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I just can't say how much I loved this book. THE BEST BOOK I READ IN 2020 SO FAR. I've seen it everywhere but never thought I would be interested. I borrowed the book as an audio then started listening to it while doing the dishes, then Oh la la I'm definitely going love her.
This book is a biography of Michelle Obama's life before getting married and after. The day before I was discussing her journey with my mom and she told me those people are hardworking and surely they are!! Starting the story of (becoming her) touched my heart. I could relate to so many parts in her early life. I always have this idea of being in the political/ diplomacy field needs you to have a relative who works there but NOPE Michelle and her husband could truly reach that spot with their honest work, their passion of being a successful couple, and their dream of having a better future of their country.
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In so many parts of the book, she left me thinking of how the person can be successful and being around people all the time, doing the balance was/ still her thing, this made me see some stuff from a different angle. The part that she was talking about her husband and how they met each other made me so happy because I don't see robots their relationship before leading the country was the same and maybe stronger after every tiny change, they been through. I admired every single detail she mentioned, her parents, her father's illness, her brother Craig, Suzanne Alele, her OBAMA, Obama's interests, her interests, their adorable daughters, the white house, moving to the white house and starting a new life. Talking about Trump here and there made me laugh too. Her relation of course with Oprah Winfrey. Starting to be an effective woman in her major. I can say more but I don't want to, whoever finds a time please read her journey because she is an inspiring, amazing, and independent woman. SHE IS AN IDOL ...more

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Jul 17, 2019 Catherine Habbie rated it really liked it

In spite of reading Obama's autobiography 'Dreams from my father' , I realise, I know him more intimately through the eyes of his wife.
If I admired the man before, I'm now an avid fan. Michelle paints a very vivid picture of her personal growth, as a child in Chicago to her rise and rise from Princeton university.
Her successful law career, which she renounced for social causes and her eventual transformation to a political wife, left me spellbound.
She managed to give us glimpses of the making of ...more

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Jul 18, 2020 Rachel rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, all-the-feels, autobiography, feminism, politics, american-politics, inspirational-people

Michelle tells her story with the earnestness and warmth that she displayed throughout her tenure as First Lady. She takes us on a journey through her childhood in working-class Chicago, her resilience as a talented law student among predominantly white and wealthy peers, and her fateful meeting with an easy-going Hawaiian lad at her law firm named Barack Obama. We share in Michelle's triumphs at the helm of community-changing non-profits, her fear for her husband as he waded into the lion's den ...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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Aug 14, 2019 Noelle Walsh rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

This is probably one of the best memoirs I've read in my life! It deserves all the stars, all the awards, all the praise. This is an excellent book and deserves to be read by as many as possible. ...more

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May 06, 2020 Saralyn Richard rated it it was amazing

I put off reading this book, because I had read so many excerpts that I thought that was sufficient. I also don't consider myself a "political person," and I thought this would be a book about politics. I was wrong on both accounts. The book was a well-written biography of a remarkable woman who has led a values-centered life. I was struck by how many ways her story and her milieu in Chicago have mirrored and intersected mine, even though there are many differences between us. Part of the charm ...more

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Sep 23, 2020 Kristine rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: books-to-read-right-now

This is the first time I listened to a book fully with audio 🎧 and it was terrific. Michelle Obama is intelligent, determined, gracious, and humble. I found her entire story so interesting. She comes to a place where she realizes she can change course and make her own decisions with confidence. She does not let others discourage her from trying. Excellent.

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Jan 24, 2019 Meg Dendler rated it it was amazing

Well written and everything you might want to know, sometimes too much, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. My only gripe would be her insistence on saying "me and Barack" or "me and X" instead of using correct grammar as she does in every other aspect of the book. Not sure the reasoning for that, but it grated on me. Most readers won't notice, I suppose. ...more

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