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Michelle Obama is my hero

Becoming by Michelle Obama

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I have loved Michelle Obama for years and Becoming just scratched this itch.  This woman! Hard working, humble, gracious, driven, smart, caring and full of so much integrity.  She almost makes me want to be American (and then I remember the health care issues and hug my Canadian passport like a security blanket).  Had Hillary Clinton won the last election I might have read Obama’s memoir in a different light- inspiring yes, but in a world where inspiring things were still relatively common.  Since the Obamas left the White House, however, I have not been inspired.  I don’t need to […]

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9/3/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:39 |

Worth all the praise it has been given…

Becoming by Michelle Obama

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CBR11 Bingo – Reader’s Choice (in place of Science)   I’ll admit that despite the hype surrounding this book, I initially had little interest in this memoir. It was a ‘meh, I’m sure I’ll get around to it someday, but it’s not near the top of my TBR pile’. I’m thinking it’s partially because I’m not a huge memoir person, partially because I’m not American, and partially because American politics makes my blood boil a little bit (no offence, eh?). But more and more people (specifically women) in my circles kept recommending it, and then it kept coming up in talks […]

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9/2/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:39 |

CBR11Bingo: Listicle

Becoming by Michelle Obama

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Back from vacation and back to reviewing! Not that there was any chance I wouldn’t read Michelle Obama’s incredibly well-reviewed memoir Becoming, but I do love that Barack Obama listed it as one of his favorite books for 2018 (Listicle!). It’s so good, and while I listened to the audio book and highly recommend that format for the lovely experience that is Michelle Obama’s voice, I also perused the hardback copy (thanks Caitlin_D!) and the pictures included there are great. “For me, becoming isn’t about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim. I see it instead as forward motion, a means of […]

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7/30/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:89 |

My new best friend

Becoming by Michelle Obama

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I’ve decided that Michelle Obama is on the top of my list of people I’d like to sit next to on an airplane. Chris Hadfield is also on that list, and Barack Obama as well–although Michelle comes out on top. I’d obviously heard about Michelle Obama’s book Becoming (2018) when it first came out, but it took me awhile to get around to it. I already had a long reading list, and I do tend to avoid political books. I picked up this one because Obama is so likable, and I knew just enough about her life to be intrigued. And I […]

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6/23/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:27 |

“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

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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, which is when the person writing it: a) Has actual things to say, b) Says […]

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6/20/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:57 |

“Do we settle for the world as it is, or do we work for the world as it should be?”

Becoming by Michelle Obama

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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 her father who worked for the city and never missed a day of work despite […]

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4/20/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:35 |

Becoming – Be my friiiiiiiend, Michelle

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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 so like any good book lover, I wanted to see what all the hubbub was […]

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3/15/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:10 |

An Engaging Autobiography

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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 up, I could be extra let down when someone didn’t show.” “As the only African […]

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2/28/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:8 |


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