Summary of Becoming by Michelle Obama

Solid autobiography -- part chronicle, part self-discovery. I particularly liked learning about her early years and upbringing in Chicago and was surprised to learn of the Jackson family connection that preceded her meeting Barack. The last few pages of the book have curt reflections on President Trump that were as much accurate prophecy as observation or opinion. Worth the time.

I liked Michelle and enjoyed reading the book but it's rather guarded, perhaps expectedly. The picture is of a deeply relatable family woman and community member, never an intellect (and one knows she must have been, to have reached the educational and professional heights she did).

I don't read many political memoirs, so I suspect but don't know that this is all intentional and for all I know she's much more open than average.