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マイ・ストーリー / by Michelle Obama

86 reviews

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hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

 i don't think i need to add to the immense praise that this book has already received, and i mean rightfully so. i feel weirdly empowered so i can imagine how impactful this would be to people who are able to have their experiences directly reflected through Michelle.

anyway, i didn't expect to get fully trolled by a somewhat political memoir -
the opening to chapter 22 when she details a 'bad dream' she had where they were invited to a petting zoo with sedated big cats in their backyard and then the cheetah attacked her daughter but they accidentally shot the tranquillizer into her arm instead of the cheetah. i fully believed that until i reached the end of the passage revealing it was a dream. and i was like 'how did i not know this happened?' and reading aloud parts to my brother like 'can you believe this?'
well-played Michelle..

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hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0


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hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0


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potatokao's review against another edition

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hopeful reflective slow-paced

4.0

hard to rate and review a memoir, it’s their life story they’re sharing with us after all. i enjoyed the writing, i listened to the audiobook so it was nice to hear michelle’s story directly from her. 

the pace was heavy leaning on her upbringing, her love story was very endearing, and her career change showed me a lot about her personal ambitions i didn’t previously know. giving me even more reason to respect her. her disdain for politics is with good reason. the book gave insight to her work as first lady and made me realize her health initiatives probably made more impact to today’s healthy eating world than we give her credit. 

the latter half was more condensed, squished pacing. a good build up and then a plateau. her hopefulness is not something i can embody but her continuous growth as a woman is a quality i admire. 

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hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0


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inspiring medium-paced

5.0


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kayesomething's review against another edition

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hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.75


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hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0


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thejuliette's review against another edition

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challenging hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.5

This book shows which factors shape you while growing up, but also further on in life. Growth and succes depend on the actions of the person, their circumstances and the people around them. Based on that i found this an reflective and inspiring book, but it didnt succeed in keeping my attention. Maybe biographies arent my genre. Nevertheless it's a decent book and centainly worth reading. 

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0


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