One Jump at a Time: My Story by Nathan Chen

3.67 AVERAGE

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weirdypants's review against another edition

3.0
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graceless_grace's review against another edition

5.0
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triceratopper's review against another edition

3.0
inspiring fast-paced

badpunsanduwu's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 9%
Idk this person, but I like listening to different povs , but this is too formulaic for a memoir 

karlaisallbooked's review against another edition

3.0
fast-paced
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fictionofthefix's review against another edition

5.0
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Probably one of the best sports memoirs out there. I hadn't heard of Nathan before but I absolutely love figure skating so that drew my attention to this book, and I was so surprised by the quality of the writing and the content. Overall a super satisfying and inspiring look into the rigorous training and lifestyle of an Olympic medalist. 

I'm usually skeptic regarding people that try too hard to be inspirational in their memoirs, but this wasn't the case. Nathan's recount of his journey felt true to life and natural. I've taken so many notes of his tips and advice and insight on his ups and downs, that you would think I read a self-help book. I mean that in the best way possible, it's obviously not that type of book, but you do end up gaining a lot of great insight that can be applicable to all aspects of life. 

I'm definitely a huge Nathan Chen fan now :) 
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miguel03's review against another edition

3.75
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Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love Nathan Chen. Watching him skate and win was so inspiring. But the book fell a little flat for me. The writing was not strong. It even got a bit dull at some points, with a lot of unnecessary details (including the exact step by step of the COVID protocols). Again, I know he’s a skater and not an author! His story is intriguing which is why I continued. Overall a solid read, but higher marks for the source material and lower for the writing itself.
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smizock's review

4.0
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kimu23's review against another edition

2.25
The writing feels very flat so it was boring to read. 

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4.25
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