Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Becoming by Michelle Obama

76 reviews

amberlfaris's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Sexism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Racism and Violence

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

lizard800's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

Michelle is an excellent narrator. This book made me cry several times. Super well written and very moving.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Classism

zydecovivo's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

I was a bit too young to understand politics when Barack Obama became president. I also did not know much about Michelle Obama, besides the fact that her healthy food campaign had severely impacted our school lunch options (yes, we were all outraged when cookies were no longer available for purchase). Becoming tells her story, starting from the very beginning, to just after President Obama’s tenure in the White House ended. It’s a glimpse into Michelle’s past, as well as a look at the impact of political campaigns on a family at multiple levels. I can’t help but admire Michelle and her family. The only section that did not have me riveted was the listing of accomplishments and initiatives by both the White House and Michelle herself. I appreciated the stories where she expanded on why she chose certain initiatives and who they impacted, but there was a good 30 minutes to an hour (I read the audiobook version) that read like a list. But the overall writing and story were moving and made me long for the time before politics was so hateful and loyalty only given to one's own party. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Grief

Moderate: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child death

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

denijaaa_s's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring slow-paced

3.75

Izaugt, pēc manām domām, nenozīmē kaut kur nokļūt vai sasniegt konkrētu mērķi. Es to redzu kā virzību uz priekšu, kā pakāpeniskas izaugsmes ceļu, kā nepārtrauktu tiekšanos uz labāku "es". Un šis ceļojums nekad nebeidzas.

Izaugšanai ir nepieciešama gan pacietība, gan stingrība, turklāt vienādās daļās. Izaugt nozīmē nekad neatteikties no domas, ka vēl ir jāaug. 

Spēku var gūt tad, ja tu ļauj sevi iepazīt un liec sevi sadzirdēt, ja tev ir unikāls stāsts, ko pastāstīt, ja tev ir savs, patstāvīgs viedoklis un balss. Un vēl labāk ir tad, ja tu vēlies sevi iepazīt un sadzirdēt citus. Tā mēs, manuprāt, izaugam.

protams, grāmata galīgi ārpus manas komforta zonas, jo nemēdzu lasīt par politiku, kā arī labprātāk lasu fikcijas grāmatas. bet kopumā uzskatu šo par lielisku stāstu par spēcīgu sievieti; mišelu obamu es ieraudzīju pavisam citā gaismā (pozitīvā nozīmē), jo līdz šim nebiju interesējusies viņas dzīves stāstā, un nebiju arī sekojusi līdzi asv politiskajai dzīvei tajā laikā. 
mazliet nogurdināja daļas, kurās bija ļoti gari un plaši apraksti par politiskajām sistēmām un asv izglītību, jo neesmu amerikāne, līdz ar to bija grūti saprast, par ko iet runa.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Mass/school shootings, and Death of parent

readingrainbowroad's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Body shaming, Gun violence, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Medical content, Death of parent, and War

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

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