I love that Carrie is so unapologetic about her success, even as others expect her to act as though she happened on it by accident. At first, I was annoyed by Carrie’s single-minded determination to win, but as I got to know her, and watched her relationship with her father, I started to understand her. The main plot of the story hinges on Carrie watching another woman come close to beating her record, and her feeling compelled to come out of retirement to keep her record as the best female tennis player in the world. It allowed the reader to see Carrie’s perspective, as well as see the way the world viewed Carrie.Ĭarrie is an incredibly competitive woman. I read this as an audiobook and the narrator was terrific! The majority of the story is told from Carrie’s first-person perspective, with other voice actors adding perspectives as sports commentators and reading newspaper articles. Determined to show that she is still the best, Carrie comes out of retirement to reclaim her record. Now in retirement in 1994, Carrie watches as a new player, Nicki Chan, defeats her record. Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins ReidĬarrie Soto is the most accomplished woman in tennis, having shattered every record to date.
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