It’s a classic love story: Girl meets balance beam. Girl trades long skirts for leotards. The rest, as Hillel once wisely said, is commentary.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By mdsierra
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I loved loved loved this book. I laughed out loud for most of it. Very funny and real and I highly recommend it.
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By Miriam Erez
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Well-written, engaging, colorful, bounces along -- like a gymnastics performance! Meyer skillfully intertwines growing up Orthodox in a single-parent home and being passionate about her sport. She deftly explains all three to us "civilians". *kol haKavód* כל הכבוד!
I do wish there were a way to award 4.5 stars, because despite Meyer's praise for her editor, there were typos and sentences that could've read more smoothly. Meyer, I'll gladly edit your next book [I'm a professional editor]!
I do wish there were a way to award 4.5 stars, because despite Meyer's praise for her editor, there were typos and sentences that could've read more smoothly. Meyer, I'll gladly edit your next book [I'm a professional editor]!
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Janet Doe
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I have already quoted one of the early lines numerous times and it continues to make my friends and me laugh. The book goes on to address more serious and personal issues -- hence the squirmingly honest. I swallowed it whole and quickly.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun and funny!
I really enjoyed this memoir. It was refreshing to read one from the point of view of a gymnast who didn't reach the top of the sport, but actually loved it even more than those... Read more
Published 10 months ago by J. T. Schreiner
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It's Funny 'Cause It's True
Hilarious and real look at what it means to be in love with gymnastics. As a massively obsessed fan of the sport, I could totally relate.
Published 10 months ago by Linley Flint
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You'll Want to Read It Twice
I have read many, many gymnastics memoirs in my lifetime. Mary Lou, Bela, Miller, Moceanu. As interesting as it may be to read about an elite athlete's day to day training, how... Read more
Published 11 months ago by EFM
5.0 out of 5 stars
Didn't Want it to End
I laughed, I cried... Seriously. I didn't want it to end because it was so entertaining. The author is someone you really care about as you read about her journey to adulthood. Read more
Published 11 months ago by nomes
5.0 out of 5 stars
Loved it!
Honest and hilarious. The author's quirky way of relating to the world leaves you feeling more comfortable in your own skin. Read more
Published 12 months ago by ClarissaRosen
5.0 out of 5 stars
Balance On and Off the Beams
A clever and very funny meditation on the vicissitudes of gymnastics and life, this book offers a series of vignettes on the author's lifelong passion for the practice and... Read more
Published 12 months ago by LSL
4.0 out of 5 stars
Captivating and Insightful Glimpse
In "Heresy on the High Beam," Ms. Meyers provides a refreshing glimpse into the personal internal emotional and creative dynamics in the context of a unique coming of age love... Read more
Published 12 months ago by gnosis_drifter
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