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“Now I think it’s one of the most useless questions an adult can ask a child—What do you want to be when you grow up? As if growing up is finite. As if at some point you become something and that’s the end.”

Becoming by Michelle Obama

June 20, 2019 by narfna 2 Comments

This was a pick for my IRL book club in the spring, and I’m so glad! I don’t know if I ever would have picked it up otherwise, due to my avoidance of both political books and memoirs, unless they come suuuper highly recommended. (Sidenote: I love my IRL book club. It’s like having a bimonthly Galentine’s Day.) Mostly, Michelle Obama is such a good writer! She is t a l e n t e d. Her book also fits into my memoir sweet spot, […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, Becoming, Michelle Obama, narrated by author, non fiction

narfna's CBR11 Review No:57 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, Becoming, Michelle Obama, narrated by author, non fiction ·
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“Do we settle for the world as it is, or do we work for the world as it should be?”

Becoming by Michelle Obama

April 20, 2019 by Caitlin_D 2 Comments

I am probably the last person to review Michelle Obama’s near perfect memoir, Becoming, but being late to the party is better than missing it entirely. I achingly miss the Obamas and spending this time with Michelle was something of a salve. I took longer than I needed to to read this one because I didn’t want it to end. Michelle Robinson had a happy childhood in Chicago. She adored her older brother, Craig, and is still very close to him. She learned a lot from […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Becoming, Michelle Obama

Caitlin_D's CBR11 Review No:35 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: Becoming, Michelle Obama ·
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Becoming – Be my friiiiiiiend, Michelle

Becoming by Michelle Obama

March 15, 2019 by cheerbrarian Leave a Comment

Let me just put this shocker out there: I voted for Obama. Big fan. However, I am not the most politically involved so I wasn’t tuned in to all the goings on of his administration, and also, would not say I had a strong opinion of Michelle Obama. I found her to be a classy lady, and envy her super toned arms, but by and large wasn’t focused on her at all during her eight years in the White House. Her book has been heralded […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: Becoming, Michelle Obama, presidential history

cheerbrarian's CBR11 Review No:10 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: Becoming, Michelle Obama, presidential history ·
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An Engaging Autobiography

Becoming by Michelle Obama

February 28, 2019 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Best for: People who enjoy autobiographies that don’t feel overly edited or ghost written. In a nutshell: Former (sob) First Lady Michelle Obama tells her story, from early childhood through her departure from the White House. Worth quoting: “This may be the fundamental problem with caring a lot about what others think: It can put you on the established path — the my-isn’t-that-impressive path — and keep you there for a long time.” “…because having been brought up in a family where everyone always showed […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: Michelle Obama

ASKReviews's CBR11 Review No:8 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: Michelle Obama ·
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Please come back oh god I miss you so much

Becoming by Michelle Obama

February 21, 2019 by lowercasesee Leave a Comment

It is a well-documented fact that I am a library fiend, borrowing anything and everything I can get my digital hands on, but this one? This one I own. And will own forever and will display in a place of pride and fight the urge to build an alter to and oh god please come back. This book is pretty much everything you need it to be (except the part at the end where she flatly says she will never run for office which I […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Michelle Obama, we were never worthy

lowercasesee's CBR11 Review No:17 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: Michelle Obama, we were never worthy ·
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Missing the Obamas

Becoming by Michelle Obama

February 1, 2019 by bronte1848 Leave a Comment

It was activity day at the school I work at and we were driving over 90 minutes to take a bunch of urban kids skiing. They are a mixture of rich kids who had their own skis and low income kids who may never ski again. Everyone on the bus was on their phone passing the time. A few other teachers and I were on Facebook discussing how much we loved Michelle Obama and I stated I couldn’t wait to get the book off of […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: Michelle Obama

bronte1848's CBR11 Review No:2 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: Michelle Obama ·
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