Review: An Enrapturing Story

法莱弗（Foluso Falaye） 阅读 of Vera Koo’s memoir “The Most Unlikely Champion,” reviewer Null and Void offers that this is an enrapturing story. Keep reading to find out why this reviewer gives the book （满分四星）.

《巾帼枪神 世界冠军之路》是一本振奋人心、发人深省、叫人见贤思齐的书。 简单的说，顾方蓁写的是她射击选手的人生。入门，是因为她对枪械安全好奇，决定上几堂课多了解一下；练了几年之后，她居然夺得《比安奇杯》女子组冠军，之后且屡战屡胜、屡次夺魁。考虑到她的体型和年纪，你就不难体会这样的成就是多难能可贵！大多数人的脑海中认为会看到的射击者绝不是她，甚至有人还会拿她来开玩笑。对旁人来说这些都是挑战，而且挑战不止于此。 《巾帼枪神　世界冠军之路》 written Vera Koo with Justin Pahl is a well written piece that tells the story of world professional shooting champion, Vera Koo. The book starts off with Vera Koo giving an overall view of what the book is about. It starts her story with mention of how she became involved in the professional shooting scene with the help of her husband and friends. She talks about her life, her family, her career, and a life-altering event that changed everything. Koo tells about adjusting to life after the incident and her faith through it all. After reading the memoir, I would give the book a rating of （满分四星）.

The reason for my rating is that the text was very well edited and gave an interesting view on the struggles one may go through in professional competitions, such as the

. Being both a woman and a Chinese-American, Vera Koo was against all odds in her events and competitions. And with her incident that occurred, it put a damper on her occupation. Usually, one may feel discouraged from continuing their career after encountering such a tremendous personal issue. Koo pressed on despite this and talks about the issue in the book in great detail to show the strength and perseverance required to make it through. She has shown how

, her family, and herself helped to lift her up in dark times.

A part of the book I enjoyed was when Vera Koo spoke about the personal tragedy she experienced. I liked this because not too many people feel comfortable bringing up such issues to others. This especially holds true when a person’s career is on the line. Most people would either give up or be too embarrassed to look ahead. However, Vera Koo felt comfortable enough to share her experiences. I enjoyed this part of the book because it can be seen as a guide to anyone in a similar situation.

I also liked the glimpse into Koo’s personal life and background that was provided in the story. She spoke of her childhood and marriage and these topics really gave the clear picture of how she took up her hobby and how she managed to cope with the turning point of the book. I was pleased to see all of Vera Koo’s accomplishments. They showed that age really is just a number and anyone can do anything they put the time and effort into.

Enrapturing Story

There were no parts of the book I did not enjoy. I was happy to read Vera Koo’s journey through life and marriage. I especially admired her character throughout the story. I feel that this memoir is for readers that may feel inadequate in a certain area or feel out of place in their group. Most of all, this book is for anyone that needs reassurance in knowing that one can push through any situation despite the odds.

All in all, the book was well written, very enrapturing, and organized very well from beginning to end. It was nice to read about Vera Koo’s accomplishments. Her age did not necessarily define her life and lifestyle preferences. The mention of her time in America and Singapore showed great value in what made her the adult she became. Reading about her early life really gave meaning to “the unlikely champion”. Overall, Vera Koo and Justin Pahl collaborated on an excellent piece that is worth the read.

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