Reviews tagging 'Grief'

비커밍 by Michelle Obama

43 reviews

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

melodyseestrees's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

There were large sections that were interesting to read. There were also sections that were less enjoyable, such as the discussion of children eating healthier with no real mention on how to fix this in area where fresh produce are already very inaccessible as this felt bordering on fatphobia. It was not explicit fatphobia and was likely unintentional. 
She talks of her husband as almost a superhero and perfect husband. This is very sweet but also feels unrealistic. He went and made a big decision without weighing her input and it was just fine? There was just a lack of much emotion in many sections and that held those sections back from being relatable to readers who haven't been FLOTUS.
The photographs were a lovely and welcome touch, even though they were very concentrated. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Gun violence, Racism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death, Death, Grief, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Fatphobia, Miscarriage, and Police brutality

natnurdock's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Police brutality, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: War

sestout's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Grief, and Death of parent

laurajordensharris's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Classism

merrynthomas's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Terminal illness, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, and War

kdailyreads's review against another edition

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.

jbabbm's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, and Racism

Minor: Miscarriage, Police brutality, and Grief