Reviews tagging 'Mass/school shootings'

Becoming by Michelle Obama

59 reviews

sarahlizzie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mass/school shootings

merrynthomas's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Police brutality, Racism, Child death, Death, War, Death of parent, Violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Bullying, Grief, Gun violence, Infertility, Racial slurs, Sexism, Slavery, and Terminal illness

kdailyreads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexism, Cancer, Racism, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Violence, Infertility, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Medical content, War, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Police brutality and Xenophobia

marlee_grace's review

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Really enjoyed this! Was great to hear about Michelle and Barack's stories before being in the public eye, the struggles they endured and the changes they made :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, War, Miscarriage, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Racism, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, Grief, Cancer, Death, Police brutality, Murder, Islamophobia, Rape, Suicide, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Infertility, Sexism, Child death, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Hate crime, Medical content, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

faithaforman's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

If listening on audiobook I'd recommend 1.15x speed. :)
Michelle's story is inspiring, empowering, and at times heartbreaking. A true testament to hard work, perseverance, and a desire to help people and how much of an impact one person can have.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Sexism, and Terminal illness

Minor: Infertility, Police brutality, Slavery, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Fire/Fire injury

Pacing begins quite slow but does pick up progressively as the book goes on.

jbabbm's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Racism, Child death, Death, and Chronic illness

Minor: Miscarriage, Grief, and Police brutality

akvolcano's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

I remember being in late elementary/middle school  and hearing about Barack Obama. Growing up,  I have slowly gain more knowledge about his family and his work. I have much more to learn! Michelle Obama has written this book beautifully. I could completely see her perspective and get a fuller understanding of the effect of the presidential term. And seeing their family’s experience as a family, not as the presidential family, was a refreshing new perspective.  I also have never heard much about her, besides that she was the reason nutrition changed so abruptly in my cafeterias. I really enjoyed learning more about her. Definitely would recommend this book! She is a truly amazing person and so is her family.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Police brutality, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings

grace33's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Violence, Death of parent, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Miscarriage and Misogyny

missrosymaplemoth's review

4.5

I switched to the audiobook on page 262. I was having a weird week and could not bring myself to read the rest with my eyes so I read with my ears. :) I just listened to my first audiobook in several years as well so I thought of this option.

I loved this book and I’m glad to have read it. The writing style was pleasant, although the pace was often slow which I think contributed to my inability to continue in print. That is my only “complaint.”

I enjoyed learning about some events from Michelle Obama’s perspective, about her childhood and the circumstances in which she grew up. It was nice to hear her narrate the audiobook, as I thought it brought an personal touch and elevated the listening experience.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child death and Racism

Minor: Police brutality

bashsbooks's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

This is an exquisitely written and narrated memoir. I do think it's funny that she doesn't think of herself as a politician when she's the most politically active First Lady I've seen in my lifetime, and I find her brand of respectability politics not relatable, but I understand where both of these things are coming from.  Also, I deeply respect that she didn't want her husband to become a politician for personal reasons, I would also not be pleased if my partner wanted to do that. Overall, I found her very down-to-Earth and her story extremely interesting. Would recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Chronic illness, Racism, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Mass/school shootings, War, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Gun violence, Islamophobia, and Miscarriage