Becoming

Title: Becoming

Author: Michelle Obama

Release Date: November 13, 2018

Genre: Biography, Autobiography, Memoir

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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

This is an autobiographical book by Michelle Obama. This book is divided into three parts, the first part is mostly about Michelle Obama's childhood and ends with how she met Barack Obama. The second part is about her relationship with Barack Obama, political career and election. The last part is about family life in the white house and the book ends with the end of Barack Obama's presidency.

The relationship between Michelle Obama and Barack Obama was sweet, romantic. There were moments I was completely captivated by their relationship. However, Michelle Obama also expressed her struggle of being the First Lady of the United States.

I enjoyed it. Michelle Obama is without a question a brave woman. She is strong and admirable.

“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.”
― Michelle Obama, Becoming