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Becoming

Michelle Obama

Start date: February 1, 2019

Finish date: February 28, 2019

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Why we're reading this: Chosen by our members as our February 2019 group BotM read.
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What Members Thought

Feb 22, 2019 Kenny rated it it was amazing

Shelves: black-authors, american-history, people, audio

“For me, 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.”
Michelle Obama, Becoming

Please pardon my gushing in this review. I love Barack and Michelle Obama. I think he the greatest president of my lifetime, and her the greatest first lady of my lifetime. I think they are both amazing.

Michelle Obama’s Becoming tells the extraordinary ascent of Oba ...more

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Sep 21, 2020 Abbyb1 rated it it was amazing

Her voice is soothing, her manner is amiable and she inspires hope at a time that frankly feels bleak and daunting. It took me a long while to read this book - partly because I was exhausted of living amidst the ruins of her husband's scandal-free administration and in part because I was just lazy and detached from the hope and desire for a very different world.

There are many reasons why this book should be read...but the Epilogue itself is beautiful and it reminds us that we all deserve so much ...more

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Oct 30, 2019 J. Else rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: audible

Its more than just about the White House. Its about being a woman and a mother and a political figure. Its a heartfelt and honest journey about overcoming the odds and spreading kindness into the world. Very enjoyable especially being read by the First Lady herself. The only reason it took so long was because I only listened during bus rides to work. Recommended!

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