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» 19 more Books Read in 2019 (22) Black Authors (20) Favorite Memoirs (4) Books Read in 2021 (2,267) Read Next (3) Female Author (1,046) SHOULD Read Books! (118) Litsy Awards 2018 (119) No current Talk conversations about this book.  BerrinSerdar | Dec 5, 2023 |   Openhartig vertel Michelle hoe haar leven eruit heeft gezien tot nu toe. Ze begint met het vertrek uit het witte huis. Daarna begint het verhaal met haar jeugd en zo tot op het moment waar het boek mee begint. Een mooie cirkel dus. Een absolute aanrader (  ) wendy.verbiest | Nov 25, 2023 | ) PKolb | Sep 10, 2023 | Following the strong and skillful writing of another memoir (the fifth in the genre by that writer), Obama's writing felt less smooth, a occasionally self conscious and precise. And it is a long read. But well worth the time. I began with a print copy and half way through switched to audio book. I kept going because of her intonation, her emphasis, her rhythm. Without comparison to someone who makes a living as a writer, this is a five. I wrote a few lines from the epilogue in my journal: "There is power in allowing yourself to be known and heard, in owning your unique story, in using your authentic voice. And there's grace in being willing to know and hear others." (  ) rebwaring | Aug 14, 2023 | ) Asauer72 | Jul 3, 2023 |
The summary of Obamaâs White House initiatives relies on promotional language and well-worn anecdotes, and the bookâs final pages are just a shade away from an overt advertisement for the Obama Foundation. The memoirâs âbombshellâ revelations, which the media has projected as revelations of the female condition writ largeâa discussion of Obamaâs use of fertility treatment to conceive her daughters, and of a period of her marriage in which âfrustrations began to rear up often and intenselyââbelie how much the rest of the text withholds. I suspect that some of Becomingâs power lies in the ways it employs the techniques of a novel more than those of a typical political memoirâin its honesty about human nature and ambivalence, yes, but also in its colorful and idiosyncratic details ... in its willingness to let anecdotes speak for themselves rather than pedantically spelling out their lessons. Becoming is frequently funny, sometimes indignant or enraged, and when Michelle describes her fatherâs early death from multiple sclerosis it turns rawly emotional. But despite how close we get to her voice here, itâs never quite close enough. She lets us into all kinds of memories, including tender recollections, romantic dates, and triumphant moments on the campaign trail. But for all her candidness, there is still a veil of privacy around the inner workings of this reluctant public figure. She draws the reader in, but pauses at armâs length. Maybe this is all we can expect, in text, from this woman with so much presence. As she says herself, sheâs more of a hugger. Even if Becoming is not always interesting, it is much more interesting than it needed to be to qualify as a successful first lady memoir. And as an example of how to walk the tightrope â how to seem charming but not like an intellectual lightweight; how to get things done without seeming threatening; how to do all of the impossible things we demand of women in general, of first ladies in particular, and of the first black first lady as an absolute â Becoming is a straight-up master class. Is contained inHas the adaptationHas as a reference guide/companionAwardsDistinctionsNotable Lists
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HTML:An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER â?˘ WATCH THE EMMY-NOMINATED NETFLIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY â?˘ OPRAHâ??S BOOK CLUB PICK â?˘ NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER â?˘ ONE OF ESSENCEâ??S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK BOOKS OF THE PAST 50 YEARS 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 Americaâ??the first African American to serve in that roleâ??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 herâ??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 worldâ??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 itâ??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 expectationsâ??and who No library descriptions found. |
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âHamilton touched me because it reflected the kind of history I'd lived myself. It told a story about America that allowed the diversity in. I thought about this afterward: So many of us go through life with our stories hidden, feeling ashamed or afraid when our whole truth doesn't live up to some established ideal. We grow up with messages that tell us that there's only one way to be American - that if our skin is dark or our hips are wide, if we don't experience love in a particular way, if we speak another language or come from another country, then we don't belong. That is, until someone dares to start telling that story differently.â (