A review by nikkideeley
Becoming by Michelle Obama

hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Book 57 of 2024: Becoming - Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama recounts the experiences of her life which have made her who she is today, from her childhood in Chicago’s South Side, to her career as a lawyer, to meeting Barack Obama and falling in love, to becoming a mother and then to becoming the First Lady of the United States. 

Review:

⭐️5/5

This was an extremely raw and honest autobiography where Michelle Obama really lays her whole life out on the table. I appreciated how candid she was throughout, sharing her personal experiences and views. I had always respected Michelle Obama but this book took her to a whole new level of inspirational in my eyes, the way she fights for what she believes in and stands up for herself and her family is incredible, the lens that she looks at life through is so well balanced too. Truly iconic woman. 

Challenges:

📚Books in 2024: 57/60

📚52 Book Club Challenge: 21/52

📚Prompt #21 of the 52 Book Club Challenge: Written by a Ghostwriter

Book Information:

📖 Pages: 448

📖 Format: Audiobook/Hardback

📖 Type: Non-Fiction

📖 Genre: Memoir, Politics 

Favourite Quotes:

“In life, you control what you can”

“He wanted to be effective far more than he wanted to be rich”

“All I wanted was to feel complete”