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Has anyone read Becoming by Michelle Obama? Is it any good?

Has anyone read Becoming by Michelle Obama? Is it any good?

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Carmela

Yes- very good

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Linda

Not yet. I’ve bought it. Will read soon.

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Jenn

I haven’t yet but both my parents just finished it and said it’s amazing. I’m on the wait list at the library

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DharmaQuestion author

@Jenn my local library has it and that’s what got me thinking to read it. A lot of people have read it and said it inspired them

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Amy

Yes. Such a good one! Love her story

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Karen

YES, it’s VERY good!!!

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Lara

Great book! Great woman!

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Sonja

Yes I enjoyed it very much.

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Laura

Got it for Christmas present, but haven’t read it yet.

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Brenda

Excellent. The audio versions is especially well done.

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Elaine

I liked the audio version too. For others she is the one that is the reader. She does an excellent job. NOt all author’s do.

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Brooke

Honestly, I thought it was super long and dry. I kept expecting it to get better but I don’t think it was worth the hype honestly.

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Amy

yes i did and i loved it. great read.

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Monica

I think it is a good book but too long

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Kathryn

loved it. starts slow.

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Mary

Yes…her voice was genuine and her stories very interesting

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Iris

Excellent

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Leigha

I just picked it up from the library

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Ann

Very good.

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Kimberley

It’s on my list!!

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Kim

I loved her memoir and it made me like them even more.

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Susan

It’s wonderful!

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Carla

Nope.

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Michele

Loved it

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Linda

Waste of time…

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Nancy

Very good— fairly honest autobiography by an intelligent woman.

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Jeanne

I refuse to read any politician’s book.

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Leanne

@Jeanne me too

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Jeanne

@Leanne good family trait we have.

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Leanne

@Jeanne yep

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Marilyn

Lots of patrons at my library loved it.

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Millie

Reading it now-excellent

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Sherry

Excellant. Was hard to put down!

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Rae

My mom has and has lent it to me. Cannot WAIT to read it…

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Jennie

It’s very enjoyable and interesting… well written…down to earth

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Gugu

on my list ?

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Mau

Yes I have. And it is awesome

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Carolyn

Very good! Has a very comfortable writing style.

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Ruth

Intelligent memoir to read about Michelle.

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Natalie

Haven’t read it myself but bought it for my grandma. She absolutely loved it and enjoyed the insight given of living in the White House.

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Shanna

I’m number 103 in my library hold queue ??

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Robin

Purchased it, but haven’t yet dived into it. Will be doing that this week!!

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Sally

On my tbr list.

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Desneiges

Got it as a Christmas gift. It’s lovely, she’s very candid in her writing.

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Percy

Well not bad but same old same old in my opinion.

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Deloris

My family gave it to me for a gift for Valentime. So many books and so little time, I am getting to it next.

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Jenny

Loved it!!!!!

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Hanna

Me too.

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Sally

NO.

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Lola

@Sally this post comes up once a week. Are there no other books out there?

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Lindy

I got it for Christmas and is on my to read list. Looking forward to reading it.

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Zarqua

i want to

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Daniela

It’s very inspiring and I learned interesting thing about the WH and about her life. I’m also listening with the audiobook (read by herself). She is a very admirable person.

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Mueni

It is an awesome read

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Joan

Five star read!

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Pam

I enjoyed. Well written.

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Aarti

Yes… An honest memoir! Liked it.

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Doc

Yes. It’s terrific. I listened to the audiobook which she read. I enjoyed it tremendously. (Only one thing made me NUTS: over and over and over she says “me and … “ fill in another person’s name. She’s a highly educated woman and she uses completely faulty grammar in this way. ?

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Sibel

Yes yes yes

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Dianne

Yes!!

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Jamie

I enjoyed it immensely. I read it in her voice…. It felt authentic to her. Definitely wasn’t a ghost writer involved.

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Delona

Yes! Good book. I got a lot of insight about Barack and her life. It was so inspiring

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Joyce

Oh yes, very good, easy and fast read.

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Susie

Nop

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Honey

Excellent Read!

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Nicola

I’m waiting for it from my library, I’m number 1574!!

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Brittany

It’s on my TBR list.

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Diane

I enjoyed the audio book very much. She seems down to earth, practical and sincere.

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Carolyn

I would like to read this book

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Jean

Yes.

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Deborah

I thought it was very inspiring, shows you what you can achieve if you work your butt off, but it was almost exhausting to read. 🙂

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Haley

I may be the only person not interested in reading it lol

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Chris

@Haley nope. There’s plenty of us.

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Lola

@Haley not true every week someone posts this book and people post what number they are at the library or that they got for Christmas ..its April and there are so many good books new and old I’m going to start looking at classics that I may have not thought about in highschool. Looking for recommendations..

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Deborah

No way. She’s already done enough damage to school good services, no way I would encourage her to continue spewing her idiocy.

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Carolyn

Right, whatever you do, don’t look at the other side. Wouldn’t want any actual information that might change your mind!

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Deborah

@Carolyn I have looked at the other side, actually a member, and she is a user who cost the country millions and negatively impacted children. So spew your rhetoric elsewhere and you try looking at the other side and learning something.

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Araba

It’s a great read.

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Lorraine

Yes …interesting read

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Nicola

I am split about it – it is very good in many ways but it is also quite bitchy in places (which I did not expect) and not particularly reflective. I possibly was too critical of it as it was praised so high and then was let down by the fact that it is a very good book but not outstanding.

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Donna

I loved it!

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Pat

it is wonderful

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Carol

I’m also on my library TBR list

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Pat

fabulous!!!

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Debbie

I really enjoyed it

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Diane

Yes, I loved it ?

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Sandra

Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant !!!!

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Kathy

fabulous read

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Lucianne

Yes i loved it

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KarinaSt

Yes! Worth reading for sure

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Kerry

Recommend it is like having a conversation with an accomplished person. With lots of humility and openness

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Brigid

I have not, but a friend recommended the audiobook for the optimum experience. She said she both read and then listened. She loved the book in any way, but said having Mrs. Obama’s voice and her own inflections was the best.

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Paula

I just started it and it is good

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Joann

It is excellent~~~loved it!

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Shirley

Loved it!

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Scotti

Amazing book. I really,really liked it. Borrowed it from the Library then returned it and went to the bookstore and bought a copy to keep and re read. What an amazing woman.

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Ca

Wonderful, inspiring, well-written! Loved it!

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Ann

Just bought it. Will be reading it when I finish HAMILTON.

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Amy

It is on my list to read.

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Mary

Best selling book of 2018, Sold over 9 million copies. Yes it’s good; I read it the day it came out.

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Patricia

Yes, we read it for our Book Club pick. One of the best discussions ever.

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Donnamarie

Excellent!

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Sylvia

Yes, got it for Christmas and it is good

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Anne

A few people in my book club have read it and loved it. I plan to read it.

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Lonetta

I will too one day.

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Susie

I listened to it on audio and it was fantastic.

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Dianne

Amazing to listen to and she reads it herself. Highly recommended.

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Margaret

I got if for Christmas and it’s on my to read list.

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Tassin

It’s our June book club selection so I will be reading it soon

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Mary

Reading now!

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Ruth

Listening to this book on audible 3rd chapter

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Patricia

I have been trying to listen to it since it came out and I just can’t get into it.

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Terry

I’m reading it now. I enjoy the meter readings f the stories, like you are so ting across the table and she is recounting a memory for you. I’m savoring it as a slow read

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Susan

Loved the book

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Shirley

I got this book for Christmas. It’s on my pile. My book club is reading it for May so won’t be long before I start.

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Debby

Very good book. I enjoyed learning more about her and her family. Some private moments were funny and sad. I think any woman will come away with a new look about themselves. Michelle is a very educated woman and it shows in her writing. I came away with more respect for her and her family. You really need to read this.

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Julia

love that book

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Sally

Loved it !!!

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Esther

I really love it!!

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Pat

I’m listening to the audiobook right now. It’s really good

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Lynda

Yes. Well Done.

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Kimberly

Very, very good!

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Maureen

Very good.

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LindaJim

Yes

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La

Very good read

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Pam

Very good read!

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Susan

It is Fabulous…a very good read!

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Tassin

Uhm… so I take it @Sheila is not a fan of Michelle Obama! ??‍♀️

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Bridget

@Tassin I’m getting a bit annoyed that this person is being negative to nearly everyone’s responses. I think we all got the point without distracting people who want to read everyone’s response.

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Mary

My mother adored it. i haven’t had the pleasure yet.

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LaVonne

I’ve heard nothing but good about this book! I haven’t read it yet, but plan to.

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Patricia

I read the book and was thoroughly, but not surprisingly, impressed with both the book and our former first lady. I think you will enjoy this book.

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Courtney

It’s on my TBR list

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Marina

It’s sitting on my shelf but I haven’t read it yet. Can’t wait to read it though!

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Julie

I really liked it.

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Cara

No thank you.

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Kay

YES!!! It’s wonderful!!! Every page! Tells her story from when she was little to after they move out of the White House. You’ll love it!! I felt like I’d spent time with her after I read it. Truly a remarkable, admirable woman! She never compromises her principals. She bends where she has to, but her morals and principals remain in tact. She sets the bar high!

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Patricia

Exactly right!

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Mary

Outstanding,record breaking book. It is not about politics, it is about becoming the person that she is.

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Jenn

Hubby just bought for me after hearing how long my wait at the library was ?

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Belle

Yes

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Gloria

Yes, She is wonderfully human and honest . I listened to IT on tape, read by Michelle and felt as if I knew her AS A WONDERFUL human being ..at the end A GOOD READ.

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Lynda

Yes, well written and interesting, and inspiring.

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