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Becoming
- Narrated by: Michelle Obama
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
The number one best seller.
British Book Awards, Audiobook of the Year.
Winner of the Grammy's Best Spoken Word Album 2020.
Winner of the 2020 Audie Award for Autobiography/Memoir.
An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States.
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 United States 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 listeners 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.
Critic Reviews
"A genuine page-turner, full of intimacies and reflections." (Evening Standard)
"A rich, entertaining and candid memoir. And overall Obama's a fun person to sit alongside as she tells you the story of her life...it is as beautifully written as any piece of fiction." (i)
"Offers new insights into her upbringing on the south side of Chicago and the highs and lows of life with Barack Obama...a refreshing level of honesty about what politics really did to her. I have read Barack Obama's two books so far, and this is like inserting a missing piece of reality into the narrative of his dizzying journey." (Guardian)
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- JTino
- 19-11-2018
As you’d expect
It’s beautifully written and read. There’s nothing startlingly new in the revelations but it’s her story and told in a cohesive way. It’s graceful and honorable. It’s as dignified as the author. I’m pleased I bought this book especially as a non-American white woman as the author’s words and message are unifying. I’d particularly recommend this book for women, and for young teenage women.
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- Tony
- 12-01-2019
Just brilliant
As a middle aged white guy growing up in wonderful circumstances (not in the US), Michelle Obama’s story is incredibly inspiring. I think girls, Americans, people from minorities might find it even more so.
I loved her voice and am grateful she took the time to do the audiobook herself. Everyone should listen.
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- Linda M
- 11-01-2019
Very thought provoking
I really enjoyed this talking book. It was written in an easy to listen to way. My husband and I would listen before our evening meal and try to appreciate the behind the scene workings of the Whitehouse. I wish Michelle and her family all the best for the future.
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- Georgia
- 15-11-2018
Awesome Read!
I’m so moved by this I’m going to start listening to it again. Thank you so much Michelle.
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- Jo
- 24-02-2019
Sadly disappointed
This was a very long book and could have been more enjoyable had it been edited by A LOT
I finished it out of respect and I was genuinely interested and admire Michelle and her husband
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- Sharon
- 16-12-2018
Honest, insightful and real, a must read for every woman
This is a true look inside Michelle’s life, she is open and unapologetic. This is the book that all woman should be reading. The narration by the author herself made is even more compelling. Having finished, I want to listen all over again. Thank you for sharing your story
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- Anonymous User
- 23-11-2018
Beautiful read. Honest and heart-felt.
A wonderful read which yielded much widsom, honesty and insight into the Obama's life.
Truly remarkable ... keep reading The book gets better and better.
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- Kathleen farrelly
- 16-12-2018
One of the best books I have listened to
What a truly beautiful book read by a beautiful strong women I will always keep it and listen to it time and time again Thank you Michelle
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- Anonymous User
- 02-06-2020
A book of the heart, for the mind and the soul
This is a book for 2020. I listened to it during the Covid19 pandemic and finished it during the time of the George F protests...D. Trump's most unbecoming hours. I came to better know and desire to emulate the Obamas in my 8-kid family. Michelle is a born storyteller. Her voice as she reads calming, truth telling. I don't read political or autobiographical texts but Michelle shows you around the political context, she connects her story with your family, with kids, with my own sense of growth, discovery and inner struggle. I am in awe. So pleased I decided to read it. I couldn't put it down. The issues covered are all the key ones for a woman, any child of mine, for those of us coming from a history of struggle and painful social minority, traumatic experiences. Thank you Michelle for the passion, the hard work and inspiration, the powerful message to keep striving
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- Jenica
- 11-01-2019
Thank you Michelle for sharing your incredible story.
Wonderful book! Michelle tells her story in a raw and real way. Enjoyed it thoroughly and had to rewind some parts so I could write down quotes of her wisdom! Her journey hasn’t been easy but she reflects in such a wonderfully detailed and measured way on all the ups, downs or challenges.
One of my favourite quotes...
“Becoming requires equal parts of patience and rigour. Becoming is never giving up on the idea that there’s more growing to be done.”
Highly recommend!
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