Cover Image: Book Club Kit: Becoming

Book Club Kit: Becoming

Pub Date:   |   Archive Date:

Member Reviews

Really enjoyed this additional source on further driving thoughts about the actual book. Very good for book club discussions. The design was very appealing. I really start liking these additions to reflect my read books.

Was this review helpful?

This is a great pack for any book club. I plan to use mine with friends who are currently reading this book.

Was this review helpful?

So excited to finally get a chance to read this book! It lived up to the hype! A must read for any Obama fan or any fan of good writing! Highly recommend!

Was this review helpful?

I enjoyed this book club kit! :) I read Becoming with my book club last year and we really enjoyed it and asked some of the same discussion questions. I recommend it to people trying to get a deeper understand of the novel!

Was this review helpful?

The Book Club Kit has great resources to indulge more in the author's work "Becoming" and discuss with others in the book club. The questions help the reader to ponder and understand the essence of the book. But I feel they are not required.

Was this review helpful?

I enjoyed this book club kit ;) I didn't realize what it was to start with as I'm new to this platform. I have not read the book but I have read through the bookclub kit and it has made me very excited to read the book :) very interesting and sounds right up my alley and I look forward to reading it in the very near future :) I feel like it will be one of those books that change your life.

Was this review helpful?

The Book Club Kit of Becoming has excellent resources for expanding on book discussions, digging deeper, and learning more from the author. This would be an excellent tool for any book club to utilize!

Was this review helpful?

I found this book club kit to be a bit more confusing than others. The titles "A Reader's Guide" and "Additional Questions and Further Conversation" seemed odd to me, as they were all just book club questions, and I didn't understand the necessity of including the "A Reader's Guide" section, when the whole kit was a reader's guide. I also wasn't a fan of the page that introduced the "Additional Questions and Further Conversation," as it seemed to be a page with quotes from the book. While I enjoy discussing quotes during book clubs, I found that this was distracting and unnecessary to include. All in all, not my favorite book club kit, but some of the questions were thoughtful and thought-provoking.

Was this review helpful?

This kit has about 30 discussion questions, an interview with Mrs. Obama, as well as quotes that would make a great poster. I think this kit could be used in conjunction with excepts from the book in a classroom setting when teaching nonfiction which is taught in all English classrooms these days. I could definitely use the questions for something like a Socratic Seminar or even as essay topics. This is a great kit and certainly recommended.

Was this review helpful?

Unfortunately I did not realize this was a short book club kit on the book Becoming. Though it had great talking points, I had to go back and find another copy of the actual book. If I were to be leading a book club or class, this would have been extremely helpful to guide conversations!

Was this review helpful?

Much as you would expect from a Book Club Kit, a handy little guide, helpful for both individual readers and book groups alike.

Was this review helpful?

This is an excellent reading guide for Becoming. I love the layout for the extra additional questions. Putting them into squares help the questions stand out. I also love how an interview with Michelle Obama was included. Excellent guide.

Was this review helpful?

I loved Becoming and this book club kit felt like a great way to discuss the book. Michelle Obama's book is extraordinary and I connected with her so much.

Was this review helpful?

This is the first book club kit I have reviewed., and given the popularity of the book it discusses, it certainly fills a niche. The kit provides a helpful combination of review questions, information from Mrs. Obama herself, and thought-provoking discussion questions. Read this along with the book on your own, or in preparation for a book club discussion.

Was this review helpful?

If you are getting ready to read "Becoming" by Michelle Obama in your book club, this is certainly a good place to start off. I would even say, that if you are reading it on your own, this could be beneficial.

It contains some quotes, that would be very interesting to discuss and to take a deeper look at. I really liked that idea.

There is furthermore a Q&A section, where Michelle Obama has answered some of the questions you probably would like answered, so that is pretty cool as well.

All in all, this is a good book club kit if you are reading this book or getting ready to read it and want some help to start the discussion.

Was this review helpful?

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book kit.

What a great tool for facilitating a book club reading of Michelle Obama’s book, The
Questions were insightful and would no doubt lead to a better understanding of this autobiography.

I would recommend this kit to anyone interested in leading a book discussion group on Michelle”s book.
It would lead to a clearer picture of this amazing former First Lady.

Was this review helpful?

Great Book Club Kit as a supplement to Becoming! The questions were provocative & really enjoyed the interview with Michelle Obama. Would definitely recommend for Book Clubs or anyone who wants to reflect on the book alone!

Was this review helpful?

This book club kit includes lots of thoughtful questions to inspire conversation and deeper consideration for topics brought up in Becoming. The kit also includes an interview with Michelle Obama. This is a great book club kit, and I would definitely utilize these questions during a book club meeting.

Was this review helpful?

I read Becoming earlier this year and, unlike many of my friends, never had the pleasure of discussing it with a book club. I was so glad to find this book club kit! It's really robust, and I loved that it also included some Q&A with Mrs. Obama herself. I will say, the formatting was a little wonky but that may have just been my device. Overall, the book club kit had the effect of making me want to re-read Becoming all over again, and to sit down with a friend who has read it and dissect all of these various questions and topics. This is exactly what a book club kit should be. I sincerely hope there are more books to come from Michelle - I read Becoming via audiobook and listening to her tell it was such a lovely experience.

Was this review helpful?

This was a useful companion piece to the book Becoming. It can be used as a summary and to check understanding of the book. It helps encapsulate the huge amount of information given throughout the book.

The additional resource at the end of the Q&A with Michelle Obama was the best part. It provides interesting extra information on her writing process throughout Becoming.

Was this review helpful?