{"id":1302,"date":"2019-01-07T10:53:08","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T15:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fborfw.com\/news\/?p=1302"},"modified":"2019-01-07T10:53:08","modified_gmt":"2019-01-07T15:53:08","slug":"lynn-book-review-becoming-michelle-obama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fborfw.com\/news\/lynn-book-review-becoming-michelle-obama\/","title":{"rendered":"Lynn&#8217;s Book Review: Becoming, By Michelle Obama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1303 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.fborfw.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/becoming-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"Becoming by Michelle Obama\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fborfw.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/becoming-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.fborfw.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/becoming-768x1168.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fborfw.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/becoming-674x1024.jpg 674w, https:\/\/www.fborfw.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/becoming-624x949.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.fborfw.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/becoming.jpg 1684w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/>For almost 30 years, I produced a comic strip that practically opened my front door and invited everyone into my living room. I received letters from all over the world, from readers who said I was talking about their life, that I was like the woman next door&#8211; a friend they could relax with and confide in. This was both an incredible compliment, and an anchor that kept me focused and real. If I may, I&#8217;d like to ask my readers to allow another neighbour into their homes. Here is a writer who has done much, much more.<\/p>\n<p>I urge everyone to read Michelle Obama&#8217;s book &#8220;Becoming.&#8221; I think it is one of the most important pieces of literature to come out of the United States or anywhere&#8211; because it humanizes all of us. At a time of fake news and cruel, unwarranted attacks from far left and far right, Michelle Obama speaks from the center; from the heart and from a place of normalcy.<\/p>\n<p>Inside all of us is a centered place where we feel balance and strength and a sense of belonging. The wonderful song: &#8220;We Are The World&#8221; comes from this place. With honesty, perspective, and woman-to-woman candor, she speaks to everyone &#8212; without arrogance, reticence or guile. She is an excellent writer who takes you on a most intimate journey. I don&#8217;t want to write a review. I want everyone out there to review it themselves. I have a bit more to read before I put this book in a safe but prominent place. I don&#8217;t want it to end. It&#8217;s THAT good.<\/p>\n<p>Lynn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For almost 30 years, I produced a comic strip that practically opened my front door and invited everyone into my living room. 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