The End of the Perfect 10: The Making and Breaking of Gymnastics’ Top Score ― from Nadia to Now (by Dvora Meyers)
The "sports" category in the RHC was a tricky one, but I enjoy gymnastics and decided to go with this one. It was overall a fairly light, enjoyable read. I would have liked a little more inside baseball (er, gymnastics) about scoring data, the specifics of the new system, etc. I could tell the author knew her stuff, but missed the hardcore data nerd stuff. I would have liked fewer awkward pop culture references (sample quote: "[N]o one was going to hop on the podium like Kanye to protest your medal: 'Imma let your national anthem finish, but Dominique Dawes had the best floor routine of the meet'"). But overall, a fairly enjoyable way to check another item off the list for the year.
Labels: 2017 read harder challenge, kindle, nonfiction
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