Becoming
By: Michelle Obama
Genre: Autobiography
Pages: 426
Published: 2018
Read: January
3.5 out of 5 stars
I am probably the most unpolitical person I know. I have never
watched a debate or a presidential address and don’t even follow the news much.
I was under the impression (although not sure why), that this was a book more
about “becoming” a woman versus Michelle becoming Michelle. It was definitely
more biographical then I expected. I found a lot of it pretty mundane, but so
well written I didn’t have the desire to give up. I feel Michelle didn’t lead a very rough life.
Although she did her best to not brag, some parts were definitely just
that. She claims to have grown up pretty
poor, but her parents still sent her to Paris in high school with her class and
she managed to go to Harvard. Doesn’t sound like a rough life to me.
The part of the book I found most interesting was, ironically, after
Obama moved into politics and eventually ran for President. Michelle was and
still claims not to be into politics and focused her efforts on improvements
for children – better school lunches, better education, healthy food habits,
etc. She grew as a woman, as a mother,
and a role model for woman to look up to. I did find this empowering. Although
not my type of autobiography, I am glad I read it and I did in fact learn a bit
about the political world.
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