Review: Resilience and Grit

本文為讀者介紹顧方蓁——全球女子射擊聯賽中的最佳選手。奧娜．馬丁（Ohna Martin） Foli Moni for Online Book Club. The reviewer notes that Vera’s shows incredible resilience and grit through the trials of her life, and rates the memoir 4 out of 4 stars. Keep reading to learn more.

「大落後方能大起」，這句話出自顧方蓁《巾幗槍神 世界冠軍之路》回憶錄，此話也在我心中迴盪不已；不僅是因為它道出事實，也因為它是我的個人經歷。的確，有時大失敗之後才有大成功。 顧方蓁的《巾幗槍神世界冠軍之路》

This is Vera Koo’s memoir, a petite middle-aged woman who emigrated from China when she was 12. Raised in a conservative household, her traditional Chinese upbringing made her believe that a woman’s place was with her husband and children. However, she broke the mould to become an 8th-time winner of the Bianchi Cup, a National Rifle Association pistol sponsored Championship, women’s division. This is especially spectacular for so many reasons; she was middle-aged, initially afraid of guns, and it was predominantly a male-dominated sport.

方蓁從書一開始就把我們直接帶入射擊行動當中——她在準備下一場比安奇盃比賽時受傷了；接著，我們被帶到她童年與家族關係的記憶弄堂裡。我們在故事發生的時空背景中來回穿梭；她談到了如何與丈夫結識、與公婆相處，以及為何她會決定走上射擊這條不歸路，終而榮登最有成就的職業女子射擊選手世界名榜。

我欣賞她不諱言生活中的一切。我無法想像她吐露個人生活這樣的私密細節是經過怎樣的思量與煎熬，但從它激起的迴響看來，這樣做是值得的。我相信女性讀者對她書中描述的種種掙扎奮鬥都能感同身受，或可藉其度過自己的風暴，我就是這樣的受惠者。

Resilience and Grit

我也佩服她堅韌的勇氣。生活無論怎樣出拳重擊（有幾次真的是活生生的被擊倒在地），她總是能夠重新站起來。這是一個經典的「當命運給你檸檬，你就順勢做出檸檬水」的好例子。她把這種執著歸功於她對上帝的信仰，深信不管怎樣神都不會離她而去。她一直將這項原則應用於生活裡的每一道障礙，即使勝算不利，她的信仰也給了她往前的力量。

我對這本書的評價是四星中的三星，因為雖然我並不百分百的欣賞它的寫作方式或是它若干情節重複，但它的確傳達了一項非常重要的訊息。它幫助讀者看到成功來之不易，挑戰和傷過我們的人事物也能型塑我們這個人，使我們更為茁壯。 （滿分四星） for being such a motivating read. It is well written and truly inspiring. It didn’t lag or get boring, and the lack of errors made the whole book seamless to read. I can therefore confirm that it is exceptionally well-edited. Her writing style is classy, so there’s no profanity. Fans of Christian memoirs and biographies would benefit greatly from this book as it would help renew their

as they go through life’s struggles. Perhaps, this might not be suitable for people who are not of the same faith.

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