Book Review: The Look by Michelle Obama

The Look by Michelle Obama
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Michelle Obama, along with her fabulous stylist Meredith Koop, have compiled this wonderful coffee table book with photographs of many of the key outfits and gowns from her time as First Lady in the White House.  However, it's not just a beautiful picture book; there is extensive content written by Michelle, Meredith, her hair stylists and make-up artists.  She focuses on the evolution of her style, ranging from cautious professional outfits at the beginning of the first term to a more expressive wardrobe towards the end of the second term.  

She weaves two themes throughout the book regarding her wardrobe.  First of all she needs to feel comfortable in the outfit and it needs to reflect the activities that she is involved in.  Secondly, she wanted to spotlight up-and-coming designers.

I have been a long-standing fan of Michelle Obama, admiring her grace, style, charm and ease from the first time I saw her on the DNC stage. I absolutely loved this book with all the incredible photographs.  But what surprised me was the amount of written content to correspond to the photos.  I really got a feel for her look and what was important to her.  Very highly recommended and a fantastic visual experience! 

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Book Review: The View From Lake Como by Adriana Trigiani

The View From Lake Como by Adriana Trigiani
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

4.5 Stars.  Giuseppina Capodimonte Baratta (Jess) lives with her Italian American family in Lake Como, New Jersey.  All of her relatives live within a two-block area, and the family is incredibly close.  She currently works for her favorite uncle in the family business – Italian marble.  Through a series of unfortunate circumstances, she is a 30-something adult who has not achieved her goals or dreams, which prompts her to seek therapy through the online Thera-Me. 

All of this changes when she makes a life-changing decision to move to Cararra, Italy to pursue her dream of learning more about the marble business.  Jess learns the marble business from Italian artisans, travels to Milan and the Italian Lake Como, makes new friends, finds a family, encounters love and loss, and most of all discovers herself.

It’s fun to follow Jess on her adventures in self-discovery, and her Italian American family provides quite a bit humor.  The part of the book set in Italy is incredibly descriptive, and made me want to jump on a plane immediately!  As with all the Adriana Trigiani books that I have read, I absolutely loved it and fell in love immediately with the main character.  

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