Becoming by Michelle Obama is my first proper audiobook. The experience of "reading" an audiobook was engaging on its own, making me believe that audiobooks might need to be the golden standard for reading memoirs. There's something about Michelle's voice (at 1.6 speed), relaying to me her journey towards the White House and out of it, that was gripping as much as it was rousing. I didn't expect it, but there were specific moments (such as her childhood, her foray into young adulthood, the inevitable shrouding of death as time passed) that made my eyes water and taught me a thing or two about the gross violence of aging, parenting I might want to one day emulate, the "advantage of an advocate", and what it might mean to be a competent, intelligent, articulate person who cares. 

What an excellent first audiobook. There were some fleeting moments of meandering, where I would tune out, but that fact that her storytelling would make me audibly gasp, or stop washing the dishes to listen more intently, was a new experience for me entirely. Whoever edited Becoming deserves a raise and a tip of the hat. I approached this book not knowing much (or caring, really) about the Obama family, and now on the other side of Michelle's book, I can only really hope that our politicians in the Philippines would have but the same dedication, commitment, and desire to achieve the common good for the Filipino.

I highly recommend this book.