hannah_grace2001's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.25
nikimetcalf's review against another edition
5.0
A truly STUNNING book I look forward to re-reading in the future.
"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."
"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."
glitterbox's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
aly_anne's review against another edition
5.0
I laughed, I cried, I reflected on my own life and journey to where I am now. Obama writes with such clarity and introspection - it's inspiring. She lays out her life in a way that I could instantly relate to, finding parallels in her choices and responses to the world around her. This was a joy to read from start to finish, and can I say that listening to it on audiobook was a great idea.
author_d_r_oestreicher's review against another edition
Becoming by Michelle Obama is an autobiography in three parts: growing up, meeting Barack Obama through his election as president, and finally her life in the White House. Great book. You may want to skip the last part, as much of it is well known and discouraging. Becoming is an inspirational story of upward mobility through hard work and education, tempered with the limits imposed on women and minorities.
An uplifting story of women in the 21st century having it all, career, love, family, followed by a sad chronicle of US national politics.
For my expanded notes: https://1book42day.blogspot.com/2019/07/becoming-by-michelle-obama.html
Check out https://amazon.com/shop/influencer-20171115075 for book recommendations.
An uplifting story of women in the 21st century having it all, career, love, family, followed by a sad chronicle of US national politics.
For my expanded notes: https://1book42day.blogspot.com/2019/07/becoming-by-michelle-obama.html
Check out https://amazon.com/shop/influencer-20171115075 for book recommendations.