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Jul 16, 2020ValleriM rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I'm so happy to have read Becoming. I loved every moment of it, at times feeling very emotional and at others laughing out loud! There was so much I didn't know, like Michelle deciding she would NEVER be interested in Barack romantically when he lit that first cigarette! And then Barack's belief that marriage was pretty much unnecessary - leading right up to the moment of his hilarious (yet romantic) proposal. I loved reading about how Michelle and Barack balanced each other out: the meticulous, punctual planner and Mr. Laid Back. I wish I could wave a magic wand and bring them back to the White House. They did so much good for this country as they strived to unite the Red and the Blue. What Michelle Obama did for children is something I will never forget. And what President Obama managed to accomplish, even though he was fought every step of the way by the Republicans, was truly inspiring. There were so many positives, which are now being undone just because President Barack was the one who accomplished them. There were parts that made me very angry, like when I read about Mitch McConnell vowing to do everything in his power to make sure Barack was a one-term president. It boggles my mind. Where does that hatred come from?? Michelle Obama's mantra is "You belong. You matter. I think highly of you," and I love that so much. That made it even more difficult for her to hear Trump vowing to build a wall to keep the Mexican "rapists" out of the USA. Like President Obama says: "You may live in the world as it is, but you can still work to create the world as is should be." Wildly different from Mr. "I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab ’em by the pussy. You can do anything." Ending on a positive note, the background involving living in the White House was utterly fascinating and sometimes funny. (Who knew the president and first family had to pay for their own food ... and TP?) I highly, highly recommend this book to one and all!