A review by qi_
Becoming by Michelle Obama

hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

 i don't think i need to add to the immense praise that this book has already received, and i mean rightfully so. i feel weirdly empowered so i can imagine how impactful this would be to people who are able to have their experiences directly reflected through Michelle.

anyway, i didn't expect to get fully trolled by a somewhat political memoir -
the opening to chapter 22 when she details a 'bad dream' she had where they were invited to a petting zoo with sedated big cats in their backyard and then the cheetah attacked her daughter but they accidentally shot the tranquillizer into her arm instead of the cheetah. i fully believed that until i reached the end of the passage revealing it was a dream. and i was like 'how did i not know this happened?' and reading aloud parts to my brother like 'can you believe this?'
well-played Michelle..
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