REVIEW - The Moment of Lift (audiobook)

 The Moment of Lift by Melinda Gates (audiobook)

OVERVIEW

OMG! This audiobook was an unexpected jewel. Melinda Gate discusses her life, her work with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and what she learned about women including herself along the way. 

This book was published in 2019 when she was still married to Bill Gates which dates the book a bit. Additionally, she recently resigned from the foundation in 2024. 

This is not a salacious book about Bill and Melinda Gates. It is primarily about the foundation and what Melinda learned and discovered about herself and the women the foundation assists. 

The stories of the women are amazing. Women are amazing. 

OVERALL REVIEW: 5.0 stars

Writing: 5.0 stars

Melinda can write! She tells the stories of the women she met in her almost 25 years working for the foundation. What was so meaningful to me was that she told the stories of the women with kindness and humility. 

Narration: 5.0 stars

The author beautifully narrates her life and the foundation's story. It is read well as helping those on the margins, specifically, women, is her life's work. 

Character Arc: 5.0 stars

The audiobook is told chronologically in the chapters that discuss a specific need of women that the foundation addresses.  

Memorable:  5.0 stars

Melinda's stories about the women she has met during her travels for the foundation are powerful. She discusses everything from family planning to sex workers with great care. 

Entertaining:   5.0 stars

This book was entertaining, at times, but it was mostly educational. I learned so much about the needs of women in India, West Africa, and other places in the world where women need a hand.  

Book cover: 4.0 stars

Meh!  

Book title: 5.0 stars 

Strong and powerful!

HIGHLY recommend

STATISTICS

Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) borrow (audiobook)

The Moment of Lift by Melinda Gates

Bluebird Publishing

7 hours, 56 minutes

Release date of 4/24/2019

INFORMATIONAL LINKS

Melinda French Gates

My Goodreads review

Bluebird Publishing

Los Angeles Public Library

Happy reading, 

Dorothea 💜