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Becoming
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bookshelves: 4-point-25-stars, library-loan-bnl, read-audiobook, read-in-2020
Feb 25, 2020
bookshelves: 4-point-25-stars, library-loan-bnl, read-audiobook, read-in-2020
4.25*
Inspirational & moving listening, highly recommend the audiobook which she narrated herself!
She takes us on a journey through her life (so far) which brought her on a great adventure, one she'd never envisaged for herself but what amazing achievements she made along the way & I have no doubt she will continue to shine whatever she chooses to do next.
We need more caring people like her in the world spreading their stories.
Keeping this short & sweet (for a change), if you've thought about picking this up...what have you got to lose?
Give it a whirl - I sure don't regret it.
Inspirational & moving listening, highly recommend the audiobook which she narrated herself!
She takes us on a journey through her life (so far) which brought her on a great adventure, one she'd never envisaged for herself but what amazing achievements she made along the way & I have no doubt she will continue to shine whatever she chooses to do next.
We need more caring people like her in the world spreading their stories.
Keeping this short & sweet (for a change), if you've thought about picking this up...what have you got to lose?
Give it a whirl - I sure don't regret it.
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Reading Progress
February 21, 2020
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Started Reading
February 21, 2020
– Shelved
February 21, 2020
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0.0%
"On a bit of an audio binge now thanks to Libby & my library 😍📚
Going to listen to M'Obama while I look after the horse & we go for a nice long leisurely hack in the woods.
#LaLaLongWeekend #Whatdaysoffarefor"
Going to listen to M'Obama while I look after the horse & we go for a nice long leisurely hack in the woods.
#LaLaLongWeekend #Whatdaysoffarefor"
February 21, 2020
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22.0%
"😂😂😂
I guess we really can't judge books by their covers, the man who would be president didn't necessarily make the best first impression on his later wife on his first day at work 😉"
I guess we really can't judge books by their covers, the man who would be president didn't necessarily make the best first impression on his later wife on his first day at work 😉"
February 21, 2020
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33.0%
"Time for my hairdresser apt but dunno if I'm brave enough to continue listening...tis about to get real teary.
Seems like a good time to pause 🤗"
Seems like a good time to pause 🤗"
February 21, 2020
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37.0%
"Feeling unrooted when visiting Africa, despite growing up feeling like it's the homeland
#relatable growing up to immigrant parents in a country I wasn't born in but it is still 'home' even if I'm not from here. The confusion is real when visiting or speaking to Irish people who ask where I'm from...yeah but which county/town/village - I have no straight answer"
#relatable growing up to immigrant parents in a country I wasn't born in but it is still 'home' even if I'm not from here. The confusion is real when visiting or speaking to Irish people who ask where I'm from...yeah but which county/town/village - I have no straight answer"
February 21, 2020
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45.0%
"Malia has arrived...finding out what happens next will have to wait until tomorrow."
February 22, 2020
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50.0%
"I can't quite decide if it's reassuring or disheartening that that toxicity & gutter politics was alive and well in the late 90s/early 00s and has really only been revived/brought more to international attention with social media *sigh*
Another sunny day & horse time in the woods listening to M'Obama on the docket for my next 3hours +/- 🤩"
Another sunny day & horse time in the woods listening to M'Obama on the docket for my next 3hours +/- 🤩"
February 22, 2020
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54.0%
"Listening to the thought process & what went into the presidential campaign run (which I'll admit I did not pay attention to back then) breaks my heart with how the following government has worked to dismantle those goals & reopened divides that were trying to start to heal"
February 22, 2020
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66.0%
"Wowza was not expecting to get emotional over the toll of a presidential campaign. Michelle sure pulls you into her story!"
February 24, 2020
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88.0%
"2012 election as we steamroll towards the end of this book...it's rather insane how little control over your own life you have when elected to "serve the people" 🤯"
February 24, 2020
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95.0%
"Lol @ the hastened "escape" plan to see the white house lit up for pride in 2015...hopefully I can finish this tomorrow 🤞"
February 25, 2020
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99.0%
"Yay for Lin Manuel & the cast of Hamilton helping round out the Obama's time in the White House...I adore watching those performances on YouTube 🎵🎶"
February 25, 2020
– Shelved as:
4-point-25-stars
February 25, 2020
– Shelved as:
library-loan-bnl
February 25, 2020
– Shelved as:
read-audiobook
February 25, 2020
– Shelved as:
read-in-2020
February 25, 2020
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Finished Reading
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Feb 22, 2020 02:58AM
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Laura � wrote: "How are you enjoying this? 😊"So far so good, am audiobooking and it's inspiring listening 😅
Chelsea wrote: "Excellent review, doll!"Thanks hun, truly inspirational 🤩
love the short and concise reviews just as much as the waffling reviews <3 loved this book as well, she's a really inspiring woman
NAT.orious reads � wrote: "love the short and concise reviews just as much as the waffling reviews <3 loved this book as well, she's a really inspiring woman"You're way too kind sweetie...am ridiculously proud of the booksta pic I managed to snap too - the colours are so pretty even if I do say so myself 😅
She is super inspiring, all she did with the hands she was dealt finding good to work towards in every situation
I’m agree with you she’s an inspiring woman. Great review Aoife you made remember I bough this book long time ago lol
Audrey wrote: "I’m agree with you she’s an inspiring woman. Great review Aoife you made remember I bough this book long time ago lol"Thanks hun, hopefully you'll take as much from it as I did if/when you pick it up 🤞👍
I will DEFINITELY try the audiobook for this one!
Mary wrote: "I will DEFINITELY try the audiobook for this one!"Hardcore rec the audio for this one 👍
I rarely listen to audiobooks, but this sounds like a really good one so I might give it a go! 😄
Sonja ✧･ﾟ｡�* wrote: "I rarely listen to audiobooks, but this sounds like a really good one so I might give it a go! 😄"I deffo think I enjoyed it more because she narrated it herself👍
Felt that bit more personal i guess 🤗
Aoife - Bookish_Babbling wrote: "Hardcore rec the audio for this one 👍"I really need to try more audiobooks, maybe this will get rid of my aversion to audiobooks ☹️
Mary wrote: "Aoife - Bookish_Babbling wrote: "Hardcore rec the audio for this one 👍"I really need to try more audiobooks, maybe this will get rid of my aversion to audiobooks ☹️"
I tried my first one with DJ&6 and am on my 3rd one already 🤗
Having access through my library & the ability to listen while doing stuff with the horse which can take anything from 1hr to 3hours a day depending what I'm doing with her has helped me fall hard for the audio option as it rescues a chunk of reading time in my day 😈
That is true BUT I just don't like someone reading to me. I have to read myself, live it myself!
Mary wrote: "That is true BUT I just don't like someone reading to me. I have to read myself, live it myself!"That's fair...we know I'm lazy and I'm only too happy to multitask so the audio is a way to not miss out on reading time for me 😅
Mary wrote: "👏🏻 good for you"Gracias, sorry it doesn't work for you. I wasn't sure it would for me either & I'm pretty sure it won't work for all types of books - but so far so good 😅
Great review Aoife! I'm definitely going to listen to the audio of this one, I think all biographies and memoirs should be narrated by the subject (is that the appropriate word?) it makes it that much more personal!
preoccupiedbybooks wrote: "Great review Aoife! I'm definitely going to listen to the audio of this one, I think all biographies and memoirs should be narrated by the subject (is that the appropriate word?) it makes it that m..."Agreed - it made you feel like she was telling you her life story...which I guess she was 😅
Aoife - Bookish_Babbling wrote: "Gracias, sorry it doesn't work for you. I wasn't sure it would for me either & I'm pretty sure it won't work for all types of books - but so far so good 😅"I aim to make it work with great audiobooks, so we'll see!
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I’m playing catch up on all your quests! What a solid one this was, eh! And it’s so much more hearing her tell you her story!
Kee Zee wrote: "I’m playing catch up on all your quests! What a solid one this was, eh! And it’s so much more hearing her tell you her story!"I have been abusing the libby app & audiobook borrowing option 😅
Isaac wrote: "Interesting review. Great point..."Thank you
