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Powerful memoir exploring the authors sexual abuse as a child. I continue to not be a fan of memoirs, for some reason they never land for me personally, thus the “so-so” from me. But it is interesting to hear from a survivor about her thoughts and emotions while going through the abuse and the court trial many years later. #nba #translated #memoir

This one just didn‘t quite come together for me. Despite being called “The Sisters,” much of the book centers a male character who seems intrigued by them but not really associated with them, and it felt fragmented to me. I also felt like the narrative tense didn‘t quite work in a way that was believable. I never would have made it through in print.

#NBA longlist, fiction

If you enjoy books about sports, check this out. It tells the postseason story of the 2006 Phoenix Suns. I really enjoyed it.

Illustrator (if applicable): Frank Morrison
Date of Publication: September 22, 2009
Genre: Fiction
Brief Summary: Chris Paul always thought he was too small to play basketball. He didn't let that stop him. He trained and worked hard to become stronger and faster. He worked to be able to be a great player. He believed in himself. Chris Paul made the basketball team and continued his career into being in the NBA.
Side Note: Good for Summarizing.

Interesting. I liked it.

Going into the book expecting to learn about the game of basketball and getting a book focusing on perserverance, relationships, and personal/spiritual growth is not what i was expecting. Phenomenal read

I found this fascinating. The focus is really on coaching, spiritual growth and team-building rather than basketball per se. Really enlightening

Fun read directed at niche audience obviously. I work in professional sports. Fascinated at how amateurish & seat-of-their-pants this league was even with mega talent players & coaches. Sports is just too engorged with money to ever be this raw & spontaneous again, unfortunately.