Reviews tagging 'Death'

Becoming by Michelle Obama

31 reviews

molly_rose's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infertility, Racism, Pregnancy, Sexism, Cancer, Miscarriage, and Misogyny

Minor: Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Child death, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings

thewordsdevourer's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

3.25

this book offers a rare glimpse into the former first lady's life before and during her tenure in the white house. i particularly enjoyed reading abt michelle's journey towards finding her own purpose-driven work, and her juggle of work and family life which im sure resonate w/ countless women. the minute ways inequality dis-levels the playing field were revealing, while her hope and integrity were at times inspiring as well.

however, the pacing's a bit off for me: the book was quite slow going in the beginning, then simply blasted thru her time in the white house--8 yrs of jam packed life--in simply a couple chapters. i wish there were more, at least a lil more details and events described. surprisingly, becoming also didnt elicit much emotions from me, thus the seemingly-unpopular-opinion of 3ish stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Racism

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Terminal illness, and Chronic illness

Minor: Classism, Gun violence, and Cancer

mirajuliee's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Mass/school shootings, and Racism

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Death, Hate crime, Grief, and Cancer

angstyevie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cancer, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Murder, and Racism

crystalmethany's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Racism, Death of parent, Death, Miscarriage, and Child death

Minor: Gun violence

jojo_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Racism, and Terminal illness

Minor: Murder, Police brutality, Cancer, and Death

summerflower_29's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Fantastic book which was incredibly inspiring for me. I can also really recommend the audio book which she reads herself. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

madelnguttorms1's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mass/school shootings

Minor: Child death, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, and Violence

thejuliette's review against another edition

challenging hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.5

This book shows which factors shape you while growing up, but also further on in life. Growth and succes depend on the actions of the person, their circumstances and the people around them. Based on that i found this an reflective and inspiring book, but it didnt succeed in keeping my attention. Maybe biographies arent my genre. Nevertheless it's a decent book and centainly worth reading. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Police brutality

Minor: Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Hate crime, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Violence, and Xenophobia

markedwithanm's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death and Infertility

Minor: Miscarriage