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Becoming by Michelle Obama
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it was amazing
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Your story is what you have, what you will always have. It is something to own.
Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States, quickly became one of the most iconic women of the White House.

In this memoir, she reflects on what her life was like as she was raised on the South Side of Chicago and her roots in her working class family.
Do we settle for the world as it is, or do we work for the world as it should be?
We learn about her college life and her career as a lawyer.

Along the way, we experience the grief she felt when she lost her father too soon.
It hurts to live after someone has died. It just does. It can hurt to walk down a hallway or open the fridge...You look at something you’d otherwise find beautiful—a purple sky at sunset or a playground full of kids—and it only somehow deepens the loss. Grief is so lonely this way.
And we get to follow along as she met Barrack Obama, a junior lawyer, and what it was like dating (and eventually marrying) the future president.

And from there, we learn what the White House is like - from the gardens to the galas, Michelle Obama walks through every aspect of juggling work, motherhood and being the First Lady.
Time, as far as my father was concerned, was a gift you gave to other people.
Oh my gosh. People. This was perfect.

This absolutely gorgeous book had me hooked from the very start.

It was beautiful, it was poignant, it made me cry in public - it had everything I could've wanted in a memoir and more.

When she talked about her love for her father, and how painful that loss was, I couldn't stop the flow of tears.. It truly got to me in the best way possible.

Also, learning about the rest of her family - her brother, parents and grandparents - really helped me understand what her childhood was like and how it shaped her into the wonderful woman she is today.

I was surprised about what she all accomplished when in the White House and I'm really shaking my head at how I missed knowing this earlier.

We were so lucky and blessed to have this woman in our White House - I honestly cannot recommend this enough.
At fifty-four, I am still in progress, and I hope that I always will be.
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Reading Progress

October 7, 2019 – Started Reading
October 7, 2019 – Shelved
October 17, 2019 – Finished Reading

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Tara I loooooved it!


message 2: by Autumn (new)

Autumn I have heard phenomenal things about this book!!


Jude Loved it! 💙💙💙


malak best book i'v read this year, possibly ever!


message 5: by MG (new) - rated it 5 stars

MG *Bury Me with My Kindle.. & a REALLY Long Charger* I loved the Audible version - so powerful hearing it directly from this elegant lady! Glad you are enjoying!!


Cindy Meyers I also listened to her reading it in audiobook. A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!


message 7: by Sanyaolu (new) - added it

Sanyaolu Timileyin I love this


Octothorpe Reader Leora K I LOVED THIS!!! I Hope you do too!!!


L. | That_Bookdragon This book is awesome ;_;


message 10: by susmita (new)

susmita urbeautiful and i love u


Türkan I'm listening to it on audio by Michelle herself! It's really good! 74% in here!


message 12: by Eve (new) - rated it 5 stars

Eve Stark I both read it and listened to it - it was amazing throughout!


Kathleen VanVranken I wish she'd run for prez.


message 14: by EEveshelbyeva (new)

EEveshelbyeva eva amazing indeed ,love it


message 15: by Tara (new) - rated it 4 stars

Tara Don't you love her family??? Especially her father. What a hero.


message 16: by EEveshelbyeva (new)

EEveshelbyeva eva i can imagine ma'am , God bless them


message 17: by EEveshelbyeva (new)

EEveshelbyeva eva Chava wrote: "I both read it and listened to it - it was amazing throughout!" lol president ?


message 18: by Kim (new) - rated it 5 stars

Kim M So glad you’re reading this! It’s a phenomenal book. Well written, interesting, and incredibly insightful.


message 19: by EEveshelbyeva (new)

EEveshelbyeva eva Kim wrote: "So glad you’re reading this! It’s a phenomenal book. Well written, interesting, and incredibly insightful."
i enjoyed every line and paragraph


Whitney An amazing read!! Hope you continue to love it! :)


message 21: by Eve (new) - rated it 5 stars

Eve Stark EEveshelbyeva wrote: "Chava wrote: "I both read it and listened to it - it was amazing throughout!" lol president ?"
I have no idea what you mean by your comment.


Kathleen VanVranken Michael Moore recently tried to convince her to run for prez. She declined.


Rebecca Joy Reading it now. I thought I couldn’t love her more, then I listened to her book.


message 24: by Sharon (new)

Sharon Parish I have no use for Mrs Obama. The who time she was in the White House, she hated America and school lunches became crap. I'll keep pushing on the other way


Miranda Reads Tara wrote: "I loooooved it!"

Oh my gosh me too


Miranda Reads Autumn wrote: "I have heard phenomenal things about this book!!"

Every last one was true


Angela YES!


Miranda Reads Jude wrote: "Loved it! 💙💙💙"

Oh my gosh yes


Miranda Reads Angela wrote: "YES!"

High five to that


Miranda Reads Malak wrote: "best book i'v read this year, possibly ever!"

Honestly yes. I cried. It was that good


Miranda Reads MG wrote: "I loved the Audible version - so powerful hearing it directly from this elegant lady! Glad you are enjoying!!"

Listened to the audio as well. Agreed.


Miranda Reads Cindy wrote: "I also listened to her reading it in audiobook. A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!"

Couldn't agree more


Miranda Reads Sanyaolu wrote: "I love this"

Me too


Miranda Reads Octothorpe Reader Leora K wrote: "I LOVED THIS!!! I Hope you do too!!!"

I totally did. It was beautiful.


Miranda Reads Lea ♞ That_Bookdragon wrote: "This book is awesome ;_;"

It truly was


Miranda Reads susmita wrote: "urbeautiful and i love u"

❤❤❤


Miranda Reads Türkan wrote: "I'm listening to it on audio by Michelle herself! It's really good! 74% in here!"

Just finished the audio, and yes. I completly agree


Miranda Reads Chava wrote: "I both read it and listened to it - it was amazing throughout!"

Couldn't be more true


Miranda Reads Kathleen VanVranken wrote: "I wish she'd run for prez."

I understand why she doesn't want to... but yes. I'd love for that to happen


Miranda Reads EEveshelbyeva wrote: "amazing indeed ,love it"

❤❤❤


Miranda Reads Tara wrote: "Don't you love her family??? Especially her father. What a hero."

Oh my gosh. Her father. I cried.


Miranda Reads Kim wrote: "So glad you’re reading this! It’s a phenomenal book. Well written, interesting, and incredibly insightful."

I really did not expect to love it so much


Miranda Reads Whitney wrote: "An amazing read!! Hope you continue to love it! :)"

I did. It was beautiful.


Miranda Reads Kathleen VanVranken wrote: "Michael Moore recently tried to convince her to run for prez. She declined."

Ah well :(


Miranda Reads Rebecca wrote: "Reading it now. I thought I couldn’t love her more, then I listened to her book."

Completly agree


Miranda Reads Sharon wrote: "I have no use for Mrs Obama. The who time she was in the White House, she hated America and school lunches became crap. I'll keep pushing on the other way"

Sounds like someone didn't read the book...


Türkan Looking forward to you review!!


Mario Twyman Just started it! Looking forward to it :)


Sophie Butler i loved it!


Ceecee OMG this book! Just amazing. I love this woman!


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