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A review by lindsaysofia_25
Over the Boards: Lessons from the Ice (Signed Edition) by Hayley Wickenheiser
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.5
I don't normally like biographies/memoirs or self-help style books but I thoroughly enjoyed this! I'd definitely say that it's a memoir told with the goal of encouraging others to learn from her mistakes and successes, so it does fall somewhere in the spectrum of those two genres, leaning heavily on the memoir side.
I genuinely felt inspired by Wickenheiser's advice and was moved by her story, at one point to tears! I thought the sectioning of the book following the hockey terminology of defensive/neutral/offensive zones was actually a really good analogy and a cute choice. The writing was also a happy surprise as it was much more stylistic and fun to read than I would expect from this kind of book.
I'll also add that my timing of reading this just as the PWHL gets off the ground was perfect, and probably contributed to how emotional I found the book :)
I genuinely felt inspired by Wickenheiser's advice and was moved by her story, at one point to tears! I thought the sectioning of the book following the hockey terminology of defensive/neutral/offensive zones was actually a really good analogy and a cute choice. The writing was also a happy surprise as it was much more stylistic and fun to read than I would expect from this kind of book.
I'll also add that my timing of reading this just as the PWHL gets off the ground was perfect, and probably contributed to how emotional I found the book :)