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Becoming by Michelle Obama

24 reviews

jojo_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Terminal illness, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Death, Police brutality, and Murder

lindseyhall44's review against another edition

inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Cancer, Miscarriage, Slavery, Police brutality, and Mass/school shootings

claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

Wow! I'm finishing Black History Month with this autobiography. I've been meaning to read it for a while, but I'm not typically into nonfiction or memoirs. I wanted to listen to the audiobook, which is read by Michelle Obama herself, and I was surprised both by how much I loved it and how emotional it made me. I found myself in tears nearly every time I listened (I'm often weepy, but usually not this much); from sad parts, like when Obama described the decline of her dad's health to MS, her realization that her traditional path through college and her career wasn't fulfilling, and her descriptions of several difficult events during her time as First Lady, like the Sandy Hook shooting and Donald Trump's election, as well as the happy parts, like when Obama and Malia snuck outside to see the White House lit up in a rainbow to celebrate marriage equality. My favorite thing, which she continued to mention throughout the book, was the importance of female friends and role models throughout her life. I felt like I really got to know Obama through this book, like I'm one of her girlfriends and she's telling me about her life over a glass of wine at one of her all-female retreats.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Gun violence, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, and Mass/school shootings

readandfindout's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

On first read in 2019: 4.5 stars. Don't mind me, I'm just sitting here crying.

On 2024 reread:

Overall rating: still 4.5 stars!

Style/writing: 4.5 stars
Themes: 4.5 stars
Perspective: 4.5 stars

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Violence, Mass/school shootings, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Slavery, Police brutality, Grief, and War