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Format:Paperback
I have just started skating after 25+ years and am a bit obsessed by skating - this book is a really funny and informative read for wanna be derby girls! Also has a relationship breakdown/friendship thread - really enjoyed it, read it in 2 days which is a miracle for me!
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I really enjoyed this novel: it captured the drama of a break-up very well and I greatly enjoyed the style of writing and the skill that Ribon demonstrated. And roller derby sounds completely bonkers - I'd like to watch it, but there's no way I will be trying it!
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
A Beautiful Book
22 April 2010
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book is intelligent, funny, and completely honest. It's like being in the booth at IHOP with your best friend while she tells you her sad and inspiring story. I love it.
12 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Quick, unsatisfying read.
1 Aug 2010
Format:Paperback
I was excited to discover a book about roller derby, I thought it would offer a peek into an interesting subculture.
But, I found the first half of the book was about a woman who whined incessantly about her ex-husband. I couldn't wait to get to the part when the character would predictably discover roller derby and become transformed.
When we finally get there, we endure page after page of the same character whining about all the bruises she got from skating. She simply substituted emotional pain with physical pain, and one bad relationship with another.
The book kept me entertained for a weekend, but it lacked substance, interest, and was mostly just depressing. The book would have been better if it had more deeply explored the skating culture, and/or we saw greater character transformation.
But, I found the first half of the book was about a woman who whined incessantly about her ex-husband. I couldn't wait to get to the part when the character would predictably discover roller derby and become transformed.
When we finally get there, we endure page after page of the same character whining about all the bruises she got from skating. She simply substituted emotional pain with physical pain, and one bad relationship with another.
The book kept me entertained for a weekend, but it lacked substance, interest, and was mostly just depressing. The book would have been better if it had more deeply explored the skating culture, and/or we saw greater character transformation.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Entertaining and engaging
17 May 2010
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I've been reading Pamela Ribon's writing online for years, but this is the first of her novels that I have read. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's -- refreshingly -- non-romantic chicklit. The main character does fall in love, though: with roller derby. Pamie is a derby girl, obviously -- the roller derby scenes feel very true (I say that as a derby girl myself).
The characters are engaging, especially Francesca (the girl who draws the main character into derby), and the story kept me going.
The characters are engaging, especially Francesca (the girl who draws the main character into derby), and the story kept me going.
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