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A review by someenchantederin
Althea: The Life of Tennis Champion Althea Gibson by Sally H. Jacobs
slow-paced
3.0
I received an ARC of this audiobook from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I think this is my first nonfiction arc and it took me a long time to start it and a longer time to finish it. The audiobook is 18 hours long and it was definitely a slog at some points. I enjoyed hearing about the context of major issues in the country and interrelationships between Althea and the major players of the time. I learned a lot about her as well, and she is someone I had literally never heard of before now. They lost me a bit on the play by play of matches and allll of the various tournaments. I know that several are really important to understand in that detail but I had a hard time getting through it all.
I think this is my first nonfiction arc and it took me a long time to start it and a longer time to finish it. The audiobook is 18 hours long and it was definitely a slog at some points. I enjoyed hearing about the context of major issues in the country and interrelationships between Althea and the major players of the time. I learned a lot about her as well, and she is someone I had literally never heard of before now. They lost me a bit on the play by play of matches and allll of the various tournaments. I know that several are really important to understand in that detail but I had a hard time getting through it all.