Book: 16/52.
Becoming - Michelle Obama
My Rating: 5/5.
Another book that was donated to my office library by a colleague as we were building a good collection. And I must say that it turns out to be a surprisingly amazing book. I didn't have many expectations for it anyway, as written by the First Lady of the US (former President Barack Hussein Obama’s wife), but I was keen on knowing more about the first black president of America, hence I picked it up as soon as the opportunity struck. Impeccable writing and terrific flow of their life story, this entire book is written in the first-person account from Michelle Obama (a Princeton and Harvard graduate) and narrates in its entirety the making of a President from a non-immigrant to the US of A. I never imagined that their story could be this heart-touching, especially Michelle’s life back in Chicago from her toddler days to going to Harvard and meeting Obama in her law firm to their falling in love, marriage, becoming first lady, kids, and so much more. I loved the way she incorporated all the events of five decades in her story and still made it up like a proper thriller (not exaggerating), I simply couldn’t put the book down as it was indeed that good to read. But now that I have finished and loved it, I am looking forward to reading the first one written by Barack himself during his initial days, which wasn’t a great success till he became the most powerful man in the world and that too twice in a row. It also gives quite an insight into the White House (an eye opener), other former presidents, as well as the one who succeeded him, but also adds a chapter on Queen Elizabeth, her outlook and her Buckingham Palace (that was hilarious to read). Seriously, I didn’t expect that she would capture so much in this mere 400-page book and was totally surprised by the plethora of information that I was able to grasp from it. This could be called an authentic biography of Mr Obama in the first place.
Do let me know if you have read this one or any of her other books. I would love to give them a try, as I loved this one big time.
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