Becoming

Title: Becoming

Author: Michelle Obama

Pages: 426

Genre: Autobiography

Grade: A+

Synopsis: This book was written (and in the case of the excellent audiobook read by) Michelle Obama. She describes her life as a young girl on the south side of Chicago, their early years of marriage and then she sheds her unique insight on the presidency of Barack Obama.

My Review: This book was incredible. I found it to be inspiring and I think that it would be even more so if  you are a woman, African-American or any other class that is commonly overlooked or disrespected. I put this up against the best biographies, memoirs and autobiographies that I have read. The United States has had many strong First Ladies, but only two were attorneys and Michelle certainly ranks up there as one of the most well-educated. As you read this book, you can't help but compare Obama's presidency against Trump's and for most Americans I believe at least a small part wishes that we could return to the era where the biggest controversy was that the President wore a tan suit. The second comparison is between Michelle Obama and the current First Lady, Melania Trump and the successes of their pet projects (mainly healthy school lunches for Obama and anti-bullying for Trump (who is unfortunately married to the bully-in-charge)). Excuse me for digressing and suffice it to say that I loved this book.