Becoming
2018
- presidentes
- legislators' spouses
- abogadas afronorteamericanas
- presidents' spouses
- esposas
- african american women lawyers
- biography
- biografía
- biography & autobiography
- women
The story
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. ([source][1]) [1]: https://becomingmichelleobama.com/
What it’s like
Warm, conversational first-person prose that moves like someone talking across a kitchen table: candid, wry and unhurried, with the rhythm of a voice you trust. The sensory world is domestic and specific, from the South Side Chicago apartment and the bungalow's small rooms to the hum of campaign buses and the formal hush of the White House, rendered through close attention to everyday detail rather than lush description. Its mood is grounded and reflective, with bright flashes of humor and quieter stretches of self-doubt, marital strain and grief handled with plain honesty. The arc follows a woman growing from a driven child into a confident professional and public figure, learning to trust her own voice along the way. Intensity is low: no graphic violence or sexual content, with hardship such as family illness, miscarriage and political hostility described frankly but without gore or cruelty. It suits a slow weekend afternoon, a long train ride, or a comfort-read for anyone who wants an intimate, thoughtful life story. It is for readers who enjoy memoirs that feel like a sincere conversation and who value resilience, family and self-determination.
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