Reviews tagging 'War'

Becoming by Michelle Obama

19 reviews

wholeottabooks's review

inspiring slow-paced

5.0

Am I Michelle’s friend now? I felt so close to Michelle and her family through every page. Even though I knew how most chapters ended, I was still rooting her on through every new obstacle. Michelle’s writing and careful choice of words is so powerful. She places emphasis on the importance of language and she truly lives by it. I loved every second of this book and am thrilled she wrote another one. Thank you, Michelle, for your honesty and for sharing your hope. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gun violence, Infertility, Mass/school shootings, and War

sarahmae531's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Racism

Moderate: War

andreamatallin's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Miscarriage and Misogyny

Minor: Police brutality, Sexism, Gun violence, Slavery, War, Violence, Child death, Bullying, and Xenophobia

emilyltw's review

hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Miscarriage, Racism, Xenophobia, War, Pregnancy, Mass/school shootings, Infertility, Death of parent, and Gun violence

elisanisly's review

hopeful inspiring slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death of parent, Grief, and Gun violence

Moderate: War, Police brutality, and Fatphobia

Minor: Abandonment and Toxic relationship

redroseses's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Child death, Violence, War, Racism, Police brutality, and Misogyny

ivana's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Cancer, Death, Mass/school shootings, War, Death of parent, and Racism

readsipsnuggle's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Classism, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Racism, and War

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

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