Michelle Obama: In Her Own Words by Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama: In Her Own Words Reviews

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  France

  I chose to read this book because I’m quite interested in biographies because it reveals the true life-style well-known people live, rather than what reality TV shows show us. Also this book caught my eye because everything that’s written in this book is quoted from Michelle Obama herself.
  
  This book covers the ‘a diary, biography or autobiography’ category on the book blog bingo board. I was really interested in completing this category as I really enjoy reading books about true stories. I started to gain my interest in real life activities and stories after I saw the movies ‘Titanic’ and ‘The boy in the striped pajamas’ many years ago.
  
  A quote that I found inspiring was "just do what works for you, because there will always be someone who thinks differently..." in other words this means always be yourself and don't change for anyone. In the world we live in today many people do not like being different to what society tells us is right, so we change to fit it. This quote fits one of the key themes of our term three book study, 'Never Let Me Go', conformity is inherited in human nature.
  
  Being that this book is about Michelle Obama, a character that caught my attention was her herself. From reading this book I have learnt a lot about Michelle Obama which is why I enjoyed reading this book. She is an intelligent and humble lady, who wouldn't change a thing about her successful husband. What I admire about her is that she is constantly thinking about her two daughters, she is constantly making sure that her children have everything they need. Though she is the first lady she believes her number one job is to be a good mother for her children.
  
  Something I learnt from this book was to always strive for what you want. Though many people think that she hasn't done anything to be where she is, that all she has done was marry the president. This is wrong, Michelle Obama is a very intelligent lady who has been working non-stop to become more successful. In fact she has had more success in terms of education and university than Barack.
  
  I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this book.
  
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  Sketchbook

  Title: Michelle Obama : In Her Own Wigs
  Ok, Michelle, you're bald as a billiard ball, but do you need 4,000 wigs? Won't 2,500 do the trick ? Applaud liberal media for Not Saying Anything. And, I am tired of your one dress "pattern" that shows off your muscular armpits. ~~ Otherwise, as Nancy Mitford would say, you're a perfect darling.
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  Jacquelyn Smith

  This is a easy one, Michelle tell you I am first a mother, then a wife and now the roll
  as the first lady. If you have children, a husband, and pet then you can understand her words.
  But this is the first lady, she also have other duties on top. I enjoyed this I take it out every once in while to read.
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  Darlene

  Very disappointing. This is just a compilation of all her media quotes.
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  LeeTravelGoddess

  Lovely book of quotations from our former First Lady! 💚
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  Theresa

  This is a collection of quotes from Michelle's speeches and interviews before the first election. I was a bit disappointed because it was quite repetitive. When I ordered the book, I thought it was Michelle's writing rather than simply quotes. I admire Michelle Obama; so of course I was not disappointed by what she was saying (other than her unwillingness to call herself a feminist when clearly she espouses feminist views).
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  Fredrick Danysh

  Rogak has put together a collection of Mrs. Obama's statements from various sources. Many of these reflect Obama's belief that her ethnicity is more important that her nationality and that she should be a privileged or special person. None of her statements changed my opinion about the family. but one must understand the people on the other side.
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  Itsjuliaeliza

  This was an excellent book of quotes that gave me an inssight into the extraordinary mind of the First Lady. I enhoyed her sense of humour and her honesty. Definitely recommended for a short, light read
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  Rohullah

  It is a great book, miraculously, the writer put to gather some of the Michelle Obama’s best contemplation and idea’s. Michelle Obama is really a special first lady and Obama family is a unique family living in white house.
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  Rachael

  I knew better then to waste my time on this, but I did read it... and really - there isn't anything productive to say about it. I will file it in the fire starter pile, then I will feel I got a little bit of a return from the book.
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  Susan

  interesting....
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  Traci

  It was interesting to see into how Michelle Obama feels about different issues.
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  Enrique

  Beautiful!
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  estar*

  Loved this short collection of Mrs. Obama's words. Smart, funny lady. Also, #relationshipgoals
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  Kimberly Jingwen

  I would read a full biography first. But still a lot of insights on Michelle's perspective on different things.
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  Swati Sarangi

  Book 19
  I got the version of this book edited by Lisa Rogak. My eyes fell on this book after my mind got intimated by the volume of the book "Becoming Michelle Obama". I am definitely going to pick the autobiography of Michelle Obama very soon as I was very inspired by the thoughts and ideologies of the first lady of the 44th President of the United States Of America. From the book, I got to know that Michelle was a gifted child who rose to the ladder of academia through her merits. She believes that it was because of the faith and self-confidence that her parents instilled in her, she could attend two Ivy League colleges like Princeton University and Harvard University in her life. She will continue to the transfer same values and confidence to her children. This book is a compilation of her thoughts on various spheres, ranging from her life, politics, relationships with her husband, raising children, etc., which she publically expressed through her speeches in various rallies or interviews. These speeches let others know about the kind of lady she is! She is indeed an inspiration to all working and ambitious women who struggle to keep the balance between their careers and family.
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  Kathryn Wahlberg

  This is a completely ridiculous book. It's just a compilation of quotes with no context and in seemingly no particular order. They're not even impressive, inspirational, or particular well thought out quotes. It's literally just a list of things that Michelle Obama has said in her life with no through line.
  
  I also object to the tag line referencing "views and values" as well as the foreword that implies that America needs to make some kind of assessment about this woman and this book will help them to do that. It's condescending, paternalistic, and frankly racist. It implies that Michelle Obama needed to prove herself at the time of this book's publication, which is not something I have ever seen placed on other First Ladies in that way.
  
  Very silly all around. I hope Michelle Obama got some money off of this, but I kind of doubt it.
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  Indika de Silva

  This book is just a compilation of all Michelle Obama's quotes done to various TV shows, interviews and magazines. Therefore it provides a quick read to get a somewhat understanding on Michelle Obama's attitude towards family life, her husband and various other topics.
  
  It is not a biography nor does it have a continuous narration/time line. But nevertheless it is a different read as it provides summarized overview of one of the first ladies of USA who was a true original.
  
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  Jo

  Michelle is an amazing woman who I greatly admire! This is a compilation of quotes more than talks. Sound bites really. They are good - and give you a general sense of what she is about - but left me longing for some depth. Looking forward to her book.
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  Janeen

  An inspiring, down to earth woman.
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  Karina V Nieblas

  She keep things real. It’a crazy because we’re talking about Michel wonder women Obama and still reading the things she says it’s amaze me how I can see her in my mother, in my teacher, in my aunt, in my friends. She is a feeling living inside of all women. LOVE HEEERR!!
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  Aiden T. Rushing

  An incredibly quick read of Michelle Obama's most famous quotes. That's literally all there is, so if you are looking for more history or biographical information, this isn't the book you want to pick up. Oh, and it's a quick enough read that you could probably finish it while you're standing in the library!
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  Jade Saleem

  Excellent read for fifth grade students to read about their 2010 first lady