Dvora Meyers

Very interesting saga of modern gymnastics, with a focus on women's gymnastics. The book is obviously written by an internet superfan of gymnastics, which sometimes gets in the way of the story. Having once read Little Girls in Pretty Boxes, I was eager to read an updated look into the sport and understand how things had changed (and which things didn't) since the publication of that expose.

The biggest issue with this book is the multitude of bad pop culture analogies, which basically all should have been removed by a better editor. But if you can ignore your impulse to eye-roll comparisons to TV shows, this is a good read for those interested in women in sports.… (mehr)