becoming by Michelle Obama

Eleventh book of 2020

Reading period: Jan 20th 2020 – Feb 21st 2020

Summary

In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America—the first African American to serve in that role—she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history, while also establishing herself as a powerful advocate for women and girls in the U.S. and around the world, dramatically changing the ways that families pursue healthier and more active lives, and standing with her husband as he led America through some of its most harrowing moments. Along the way, she showed us a few dance moves, crushed Carpool Karaoke, and raised two down-to-earth daughters under an unforgiving media glare. 

In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her—from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the world’s most famous address. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private, telling her full story as she has lived it—in her own words and on her own terms. Warm, wise, and revelatory, Becoming is the deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily defied expectations—and whose story inspires us to do the same. 

Rating

Review

I respect this woman so much before reading this book, and now I admire her so much more. 

The role of FLOTUS didn’t define her, but she set that role as she used her background to shape a better society. You learn in this book that experience or encounter in your life can help you to fight for and achieve any purpose in your life.

Sometimes during my reading, I was amazed by how lives can have similarities between them. It was a heartwarming reading and can help people to overcome difficulties. 

I will always have this book in my mind that’s for sure, it was empowering and so positive.

Liz.