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A review by samwlabb
Gravity by Sarah Deming
4.0
I have had this book on my radar for a while. I love reading sports books, and especially when we are talking about elite level sports. What sweetened the deal was the sport involved - boxing. I find the sport so brutal, but reading about women trying to be taken seriously in this world was fascinating. But this wasn't just a girl-trying-to-make-it-in-a-man's-world story.
This was a story about a young women, who pushed herself to succeed despite multiple obstacles in her way. A girl, who had to fight the negativity of a thieving alcoholic mother and an absent father to believe in herself and her talent. A girl, who had to push through her workouts and school, while assuming parenting duties for her younger brother. Let's just say, it was easy to root for Gravity. My need for her to succeed was great, and I was proud of her.
There was drama and romance and heartbreak and lots of boxing! It was quite a world Deming brought me into, and I was glad to have taken this journey to the Olympics with Gravity.
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This was a story about a young women, who pushed herself to succeed despite multiple obstacles in her way. A girl, who had to fight the negativity of a thieving alcoholic mother and an absent father to believe in herself and her talent. A girl, who had to push through her workouts and school, while assuming parenting duties for her younger brother. Let's just say, it was easy to root for Gravity. My need for her to succeed was great, and I was proud of her.
There was drama and romance and heartbreak and lots of boxing! It was quite a world Deming brought me into, and I was glad to have taken this journey to the Olympics with Gravity.
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