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"I was humbled and excited to be First Lady, but not for one second did I think I'd be sliding into some glamorous, easy role. Nobody who has the words 'first' and 'black' attached to them ever would. I stood at the foot of the mountain, knowing I'd need to climb my way into favor."
I didn’t think I could admire and respect former First Lady Michelle Obama any more than I already did. For eight years, she graced the USA with her presence, her intellect and her caring.Then I read this book, a moving memoir, strikingly honest and as inspiring as I suspected it would be. In the book Michelle Obama recounts her time growing up on the South Side of Chicago as she shares the joys of her childhood as well as some of the tough things. She was a feisty child, driven to do well in school.Her story begins: “I spent much of my childhood listening to the sound of striving.”She speaks lovingly of her roots and how her family values shaped the adult she has become. We witness the grief she experienced over the loss of her father and her continuing admiration and love for her mother, who was determined in seeking a good education for her children.In this memoir, she is so open and honest, and it feels so intimate. Michelle shares her love for her husband and daughters.She speaks about the discrimination against the men in her family, about being black at Princeton, about the attacks on her husband’s citizenship, etc .It felt so intimate as she shares some personal struggles that they faced, ones that I don’t think she ever divulged publicly previous to this.
The things she chose to focus on as First Lady,children and their health, assisting military families, developing a program for mentoring young women reflect the things that are important to her and the kind of person she is.This book is over 400 pages, and it never felt long. The writing is good, and I kept turning page after page, always interested in what she would say next.
A remarkable story of a remarkable woman.