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theinstabookworm's review against another edition
For a memoir called Becoming, there was very little in this book about the experiences that made the former first lady who she was. It reeked of privilege and while I understand that part of that was due to luck and the family she grew up in, I wanted more grit and more about her overcoming struggles. Even her infertility struggles were short-lived when she got pregnant on her first round of IVF and it produced one of her daughters. I just found this to be so unrelatable and I guess I wasn't expecting that.
Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Murder
squishbro's review against another edition
4.75
Minor: Gun violence, Terminal illness, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
loslibrosdesami's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Infertility, Police brutality, and Mass/school shootings
maresuju's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Racism and Grief
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Sexism, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and War
Minor: Hate crime, Miscarriage, Slavery, and Pregnancy
notnaomie's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, and Death of parent
Moderate: Child death, Death, and Mass/school shootings
Minor: Miscarriage, Police brutality, and Grief
brittanykroeckel's review against another edition
4.25
Let me quickly state why I docked this .75 stars. For me, although I did very much enjoy it, it was dense and took my a while to get from cover to cover. I did want to push through because I enjoyed it, however she does cover a lot of things in great detail, so make sure this is your focus read if you tend to read multiple books at a time.
Anyway, I am in awe of her story. Not just the big things, but all the things collectively that built her strength and perseverance. It was an intimate chance to get to know a woman who affected my life in that I was in school when she advocated for more balanced lunches and it’s an initiative that I’m glad has stuck all these years. It is also interesting to have seen the presidential years from the perspective of the First Lady because we don’t hear much from presidential partners much in general. I’d definitely recommend this book to anyone!
Moderate: Death, Racism, Sexism, and Death of parent
Minor: Chronic illness and Death
sundayfever's review against another edition
3.5
Moderate: Gun violence, Racism, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, and Death of parent
hcop's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Chronic illness and Racism
Moderate: Cancer, Gun violence, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and War
daisymoffit's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
katie0528's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Grief
Moderate: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Xenophobia, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Infertility, Miscarriage, Police brutality, and Classism