A review by jarvvis
Outofshapeworthlessloser: A Memoir of Figure Skating, F*cking Up, and Figuring It Out by Gracie Gold

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

I’m not a longtime figure skating fan, but I am a passionate one. This book was on my TBR as soon as I heard about it. The behind the scenes of skaters lives is something that is often put through the rumour mill before it reaches the public, so it was refreshing to hear an honest first hand account. The book still has a lot of the hallmarks of a twenty-something memoir though, it’s clear she hasn’t come to terms with a lot of things in her life, like her relationships with John Coughlin and her father. Something to whet my appetite during the off-season.