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I listened to the audiobook and because it was read by Michelle Obama herself it really brought the book to life. A wonderful book beautifully written and read. I would strongly recommend it.

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5.0

This book is so incredibly captivating and genuine, and Michelle Obama's story is beautiful. From moments that make you tear up, to others that make you smile and laugh, 'Becoming' is a autobiography I couldn't put down. The author endowed the position of FLOTUS with an enduring and powerful legacy, and as a woman of color, this book is an inspiring and encouraging reminder of one's worth.

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5.0

Since childhood, I’d believed it was important to speak out against bullies while also not stooping to their level. And to be clear, we were now up against a bully, a man who among other things demeaned minorities and expressed contempt for prisoners of war, challenging the dignity of our country with practically his every utterance. I wanted Americans to understand that words matter—that the hateful language they heard coming from their TVs did not reflect the true spirit of our country and that we could vote against it. It was dignity I wanted to make an appeal for—the idea that as a nation we might hold on to the core thing that had sustained my family, going back generations. Dignity had always gotten us through. It was a choice, and not always the easy one, but the people I respected most in life made it again and again, every single day.
There was a motto Barack and I tried to live by, and I offered it that night from the stage: When they go low, we go high.

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