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A review by botanyandbookends
Becoming by Michelle Obama
5.0
"No matter your political beliefs..." is a phrase I have come to loathe. It invariably is followed by a veiled political view.
That said, politics can be pushed aside when reading Michelle Obama's book, Becoming.
The book gives a strong foundation from Michelle's childhood to the breadth of work she did before ever entering the political spotlight. She and Barack were truly people who came from hard-working families and rose to the highest seat in our country.
But Michelle also dished. She seemed to understand that people want to know what it's like to have a husband largely absent from family life. What was it like to campaign and hear all the negative things said about your husband?! How did she balance travel and kids and the transition to - and then from - the White House? She describes some of the things found in a presidential motorcade which was TOTALLY interesting to me! Things like, oh, a canon in the car! Or the blood type of the sitting president which travels with him should he ever need a blood transfusion. Whaaaa?! I listened to this book via Audible. Michelle Obama reads it herself (which was like having her sitting in my living room telling me stories.)
Easily a 5 out of 5 stars for this memoir. Michelle doesn't disappoint when it comes to feelings and struggles she dealt with in the rise of and the creation of a spouse becoming a president and a wife becoming a First Lady. Very interesting. Highly recommend.
......no matter your political beliefs.
But Michelle also dished. She seemed to understand that people want to know what it's like to have a husband largely absent from family life. What was it like to campaign and hear all the negative things said about your husband?! How did she balance travel and kids and the transition to - and then from - the White House? She describes some of the things found in a presidential motorcade which was TOTALLY interesting to me! Things like, oh, a canon in the car! Or the blood type of the sitting president which travels with him should he ever need a blood transfusion. Whaaaa?! I listened to this book via Audible. Michelle Obama reads it herself (which was like having her sitting in my living room telling me stories.)
Easily a 5 out of 5 stars for this memoir. Michelle doesn't disappoint when it comes to feelings and struggles she dealt with in the rise of and the creation of a spouse becoming a president and a wife becoming a First Lady. Very interesting. Highly recommend.
......no matter your political beliefs.