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A review by mellamaron
Unstoppable!: My Journey from World Champion to Athlete A to 8-Time NCAA National Gymnastics Champion and Beyond by Maggie Nichols
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
2.5
Preface this to say that I am not a nonfiction fan. I listened to this for a book bingo board.
Overall, this memoir wasn't bad. I do however think that it could have been shortened (Yes, shorten a 200 page book) because it felt like it had a lot of repetitive information, especially when we got to the statements at the end of the book. Some of those statements were almost exactly the words Nichols used earlier in the book.
And although I am happy that she went on to have a successful collegiate career, there were many details of that section that were just not relevant to anything else. This overall felt more like an autobiography of her entire life since it started at 3yo and ended right before publication - I was expecting more of a focus here and felt some of the superfluous details could have been removed as I forgot all of them as soon as she finished saying them.
I do respect her for writing this and for her continued work in helping bring to light the issues presented here. I hope she continues to be a voice for women and to help other women who may not be able to voice their own pasts. Good for her!
Overall, this memoir wasn't bad. I do however think that it could have been shortened (Yes, shorten a 200 page book) because it felt like it had a lot of repetitive information, especially when we got to the statements at the end of the book. Some of those statements were almost exactly the words Nichols used earlier in the book.
And although I am happy that she went on to have a successful collegiate career, there were many details of that section that were just not relevant to anything else. This overall felt more like an autobiography of her entire life since it started at 3yo and ended right before publication - I was expecting more of a focus here and felt some of the superfluous details could have been removed as I forgot all of them as soon as she finished saying them.
I do respect her for writing this and for her continued work in helping bring to light the issues presented here. I hope she continues to be a voice for women and to help other women who may not be able to voice their own pasts. Good for her!