Michelle Obama Book Becoming Review
Apart from being a phenomenal first lady michelle obama is an outstanding author and her second book becoming brings to light this talent as well as her formative years growing up in chicago.
Michelle obama book becoming review. Thus this latest entrant in. For me one of the most poignant passages occurs early in the book a literary snapshot inspired by a photographic one. I knew becoming was a must read not because it s about michelle obama s life but because of the significance behind her life story.
What sets becoming apart is context. Crown 32 50 426 pages. Michelle obama has the empathy and the depth of character so missing in her media portrayal.
Tilyan aslam for me becoming isn t about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim. As a brit i ve never had much knowledge of the obamas apart from in vague general terms. Becoming michelle obama becoming is the memoir of former united states first lady michelle obama published in 2018.
But there is a michelle obama who is bigger than the words on a page. I always felt worried that we were suffocating her. I m a bit late to review michelle obama s becoming but i feel the need to unpack it.
Becoming by michelle obama is published by viking 25. I think it s because of these misty preconceptions that i found. Michelle didn t come from money.
The book talks about her roots and how she found her voice as well as her time in the white house her public health campaign and her role as a mother. Becoming by michelle obama. The journey doesn t end a very poignant quote from the book.