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Title: What a disappointment
Review: As a former competitive figure skater, I was really looking forward to Mr. Thompson's book. I was excited to read the first "adult" novel about skating. However, this book was less about skating and more about too many other things. If you are looking for a true look at the world of skating, look elsewhere. This book contains more information about Japanese manners, the Japanese mafia, and Japanese social structure than about skating. What is written about skating is terribly stereotyped and does nothing to change the image of the sport as hyper-competitive, filled with tormented athletes and coaches and people only engaged in the quest for the almighty $$$. Very little is written about the true aspects of a skaters training and lifestyle. There are better books out there about what competitive figure skating is all about.
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