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piranha54's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
5.0
motherbird76's review against another edition
inspiring
3.0
Good story. I definitely liked it better after she started fencing. She went through a TON of shit in her short life so far. It made me furious on her behalf. No one should have to deal with all that shit. No one. Chosen for the summer reading challenge “memoir of an Olympic athlete”
deschatjes's review against another edition
4.0
The memoir read by the author of her rise to become an olympic fencer. The macro-and micro aggressions, snubbing, rudeness and discrimination is something that one cannot believe persists even now as someone goes above and beyond to achieve their dreams.
Well worth reading for any athletes considering competing at the highest levels
Well worth reading for any athletes considering competing at the highest levels
beccaandthegingercat's review against another edition
5.0
One of the most inspirational books I’ve read in a long time. I didn’t want to put it down!
Ibtihaj is the first hijab woman to fence, to play a professional sport, to make it to the Olympics. She shares what that journey was like - some of the times that she felt alone on the journey and some of the times she got to see what having someone ahead of her could have meant.
Ibtihaj is the first hijab woman to fence, to play a professional sport, to make it to the Olympics. She shares what that journey was like - some of the times that she felt alone on the journey and some of the times she got to see what having someone ahead of her could have meant.
augustgreatsword's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
ninjaneo's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
Ibtihaj is the first African-American Muslim fencer competing for team USA in the 2016 Olympic games. Especially during such a time of divide in the country, she has such resilience and determination to achieve her goal despite all the obstacles and hatred she faced for being Muslim in America.
I will say that the story is intriguing... but I wouldn't recommend this as an audiobook. She does narrate the book herself which is awesome to hear it in her voice, but it definitely sounds more like just reading than narrating.
I will say that the story is intriguing... but I wouldn't recommend this as an audiobook. She does narrate the book herself which is awesome to hear it in her voice, but it definitely sounds more like just reading than narrating.
fireweed15's review against another edition
4.0
As a reader with minimal knowledge of / background in sports, I found it easy to keep up with the narrative with regards to fencing—Muhammad doesn't gloss over details, nor does she weigh the reader down with extraneous info about her field. I had hoped for more focus to be on the Rio Olympics, but even without it this was an interesting and informative read—perfectly appropriate for the runup to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.