We had a great discussion about Michelle Obama's book, Becoming. Those of us who listened to it highly recommend the audiobook but we all agreed that it was a book well worth reading. We all learned so much about Ms. Obama's upbringing and were impressed with what her parents were willing to give up to give their children a better life.
We felt that Obama was honest about her relationship with her husband even as she was being fiercely protective of him. We were all impressed with her willingness to step into the world of politics with him even though she really didn't like that world. We talked about how hard it must be to raise children in the bubble that is the White House and how other First Families had managed it.
We did, as we always do, get off topic quite a bit but much of August's off-topic conversation was related to the topics brought up by the book - politics, parenting, getting into colleges. I always consider that we've read a good book when it gets us talking about things related to the book as well as the book and relating things in the book to our own lives.
