Review of The Most Unlikely Champion
Posted: 08 Sep 2021, 17:56
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Most Unlikely Champion" by Vera Koo.]
Vera Koo was born in Hong Kong to a traditional Chinese family. She never knew her life would deviate from her cultural role in life as a housewife to becoming a world-class champion competition shooter in her forties. The Most Unlikely Champion is a book like no other that details how a woman was able to go through tragedy, pain, and heartbreak, and still come out on the other side triumphant. This autobiography will give readers: hope, strength, and a sense of purpose.
In 2013, at the age of 64, Vera was involved in an accident at a shooting range. She was gearing up for the 2013 Bianchi Cup and had to immediately withdraw and focus on her recovery. This book follows Vera’s journey back to health as she prepares to compete in the 2014 Bianchi Cup. As we follow her recovery journey, Vera takes us back in time from moments in her childhood, to meeting her husband Carlos, having children, and her start in sport shooting.
This memoir about Vera's life will take you on a rollercoaster that I was happy to be on. From the in-depth details of family drama, loss, deception, and heartbreak, I saw how Vera was able to deal with the difficulties in her life. How was a 65-year-old Chinese-American woman able to become a champion competition shooter in a sport that’s full of men? You’ll have to read this book to find out how.
I had so much fun reading this book and Vera's story was intriguing. I am a huge supporter of women, so to see a woman who was in a male-dominated sport and deal with the difficulties that come with that, while dominating the sport, made me proud as a feminist. And, how her faith guided her at different times in her life was appealing to a faith-based person like myself.
The Most Unlikely Champion is a book I would recommend to older individuals who want to explore any hobbies or opportunities that they always dreamed of. Vera is a great example to follow and her record as a female champion competition shooter is one to be admired and read about. This book does discuss topics of misogyny and death that can be too much for a reader, then I would not recommend this book to you. I was reading this book and it got heavy for me at times to see how Vera encounters loss after loss.
Vera Koo did a wonderful job writing this memoir. The description of the book is the reason I picked it up because I have never heard of female shooters in the media. My need to know who Vera was and her story has touched me emotionally. This book was an easy read and it's exceptionally well-edited. There are absolutely no grammar or spelling errors throughout the book. There was nothing I disliked about The Most Unlikely Champion. For all these reasons listed, I am giving this book 4 out of 4 stars.
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The Most Unlikely Champion
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Vera Koo was born in Hong Kong to a traditional Chinese family. She never knew her life would deviate from her cultural role in life as a housewife to becoming a world-class champion competition shooter in her forties. The Most Unlikely Champion is a book like no other that details how a woman was able to go through tragedy, pain, and heartbreak, and still come out on the other side triumphant. This autobiography will give readers: hope, strength, and a sense of purpose.
In 2013, at the age of 64, Vera was involved in an accident at a shooting range. She was gearing up for the 2013 Bianchi Cup and had to immediately withdraw and focus on her recovery. This book follows Vera’s journey back to health as she prepares to compete in the 2014 Bianchi Cup. As we follow her recovery journey, Vera takes us back in time from moments in her childhood, to meeting her husband Carlos, having children, and her start in sport shooting.
This memoir about Vera's life will take you on a rollercoaster that I was happy to be on. From the in-depth details of family drama, loss, deception, and heartbreak, I saw how Vera was able to deal with the difficulties in her life. How was a 65-year-old Chinese-American woman able to become a champion competition shooter in a sport that’s full of men? You’ll have to read this book to find out how.
I had so much fun reading this book and Vera's story was intriguing. I am a huge supporter of women, so to see a woman who was in a male-dominated sport and deal with the difficulties that come with that, while dominating the sport, made me proud as a feminist. And, how her faith guided her at different times in her life was appealing to a faith-based person like myself.
The Most Unlikely Champion is a book I would recommend to older individuals who want to explore any hobbies or opportunities that they always dreamed of. Vera is a great example to follow and her record as a female champion competition shooter is one to be admired and read about. This book does discuss topics of misogyny and death that can be too much for a reader, then I would not recommend this book to you. I was reading this book and it got heavy for me at times to see how Vera encounters loss after loss.
Vera Koo did a wonderful job writing this memoir. The description of the book is the reason I picked it up because I have never heard of female shooters in the media. My need to know who Vera was and her story has touched me emotionally. This book was an easy read and it's exceptionally well-edited. There are absolutely no grammar or spelling errors throughout the book. There was nothing I disliked about The Most Unlikely Champion. For all these reasons listed, I am giving this book 4 out of 4 stars.
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The Most Unlikely Champion
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon