Michelle Obama – Cannonball Read 17

Heartwarming advice from Michelle

The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama

June 21, 2023 by Sophia Leave a Comment

I’m a big fan of Michelle Obama. I read and really enjoyed Becoming back in 2019, and I was pretty sure I’d be getting around to The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times (2022) as well. I’ve enjoyed listening to these as audiobooks, and I like that Michelle Obama is the reader. The only problem this time is that I checked The Light We Carry out from the library, and it was automatically and unexpectedly returned when I only had half an hour left. So, I waited the many months […]

Becoming – a beacon of hope in dark times

Becoming by Michelle Obama

March 1, 2022 by MarkAbaddon Leave a Comment

There are books one reads for enjoyment, others to intellectually challenge yourself, others for education. This is a book that can fill you with hope and just make you feel better about the world. I knew a bit about Michelle prior to reading this autobiography but after reading it, I had one thought “There really are legitimately good people in politics, who knew?” This is not to say the woman is a saint or a paragon of perfection, she is quite candid about some of […]

Running Way Behind on Bingo

Becoming by Michelle Obama

Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi

October 10, 2020 by Tracy Leave a Comment

CBR12 Bingo: Uncannon (Becoming) and Reader’s Choice as a replacement for Yellow (Emergency Contact) Who knows? If I get around to finishing the book I have on the song “Hallelujah,” I might actually finish a Bingo line. Anyway, on to the reviews. I read these books long enough ago that I have forgotten a lot about them and what my thoughts were about them, but I’ll try my best. Atthough, when it comes to Becoming, I’m sure plenty of other reviewers have said it better. […]

Full of Grace

Becoming by Michelle Obama

August 18, 2020 by Fiat.Luxury 1 Comment

I often find very popular books…well, underwhelming. Why did so many people like this book over that book? Why does [name of a very popular book] still have 5 stars on Amazon/Goodreads, when it’s so trite/boring/unrealistic/eye-rolly? What made Oprah pick [one book] over the similar but superior [other book]? Etc, etc. I’m sure many of you Cannonballers can relate. However, I am DELIGHTED that this book has library waiting lists and 5 star ratings across the board. I hope everyone reads it, and comes away […]

An American Treasure

Becoming by Michelle Obama

April 10, 2020 by randirock Leave a Comment

She’s funny, intelligent, thoughtful, caring, and beautiful inside and out. I always felt Michelle Obama was an inspiring woman, but I didn’t realize just how amazing she is until I read Becoming. In Becoming, Obama takes us through the three parts of her life that she coins “Becoming Me,” “Becoming Us,” and “Becoming More.” “For me, becoming isn’t about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim. I see it instead as forward motion, a means of evolving, a way to reach continuously toward a better self. The […]

Wrapping Up 2019 (More Books Read Than Reviewed)

American Like Me by America Ferrera

Becoming by Michelle Obama

Lab Girl by Hope Jahren

So Big by Edna Ferber

They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill us by Hanif Abdurraqib

December 30, 2019 by Jenny S 3 Comments

So this has been a year when sitting down to write book reviews has not been my strong suit. According to Goodreads, I’ve read 47 books and that may actually be missing one or two; however, I don’t think I’m going to make it to a half Cannonball this year. So, here are some books that I read this fall that I thought were worth mentioning, even if I didn’t give them full reviews at the time. American Like Me-Reflections on Life Between Cultures: America […]

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