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Becoming by Michelle Obama

22 reviews

katie0528's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

The story of Michelle Obama, from her early life in a Southside Chicago apartment through the end of her husband's presidency. It is a story of her strenght and resillience of how she was able to climb from a poor Black family to First Lady of the United States. She is quick to name and credit those who helped lift and support her and her family, including friends, family members, colleagues, and support staff. She recounts both her and her husband's accomplishments and their daughters' lives. She does her best to be both realistic, talking about tragedy with due weight, while also keeping positive where she can. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Xenophobia, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Infertility, Miscarriage, Police brutality, and Classism

annapox's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Slavery, Terminal illness, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War

hjb_128's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

zara89's review against another edition

reflective relaxing medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

cats33's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, War, Classism, and Deportation

alexstartsthings's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Miscarriage, Racism, Terminal illness, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer and Police brutality

kdailyreads's review

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Violence, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Xenophobia and Police brutality

marlee_grace's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Really enjoyed this! Was great to hear about Michelle and Barack's stories before being in the public eye, the struggles they endured and the changes they made :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

faithaforman's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

If listening on audiobook I'd recommend 1.15x speed. :)
Michelle's story is inspiring, empowering, and at times heartbreaking. A true testament to hard work, perseverance, and a desire to help people and how much of an impact one person can have.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Infertility, Slavery, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Fire/Fire injury

Pacing begins quite slow but does pick up progressively as the book goes on.

imnotadorableimpunk's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infertility, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Classism