Carrie Soto Is Back
von Taylor Jenkins Reid
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “An epic adventure about a female athlete perhaps past her prime, brought back to the tennis court for one last grand slam” (Elle), from the author of Malibu Rising, Daisy Jones & The Six, and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo“A heart-filled novel about an iconic and persevering father and daughter.”—Time“Gorgeous. The kind of sharp, smart, potent book you have to set aside every few pages just to catch your breath. I’ll take a piece of Carrie Soto forward with me in life and be a little better for it.”—Emily Henry, author of Book Lovers and Beach ReadONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Time, NPR, PopSugar, Glamour, Reader’s DigestCarrie Soto is fierce, and her determination to win at any cost has not made her popular. But by the time she retires from tennis, she is the best player the world has ever seen. She has shattered every record and claimed twenty Grand Slam titles. And if you ask Carrie, she is entitled to every one. She sacrificed nearly everything to become the best, with her father, Javier, as her coach. A former champion himself, Javier has trained her since the age of two.But six years after her retirement, Carrie finds herself sitting in the stands of the 1994 US Open, watching her record be taken from her by a brutal, stunning player named Nicki Chan.At thirty-seven years old, Carrie makes the monumental decision to come out of retirement and be coached by her father for one last year in an attempt to reclaim her record. Even if the sports media says that they never liked “the Battle-Axe” anyway. Even if her body doesn’t move as fast as it did. And even if it means swallowing her pride to train with a man she once almost opened her heart to: Bowe Huntley. Like her, he has something to prove before he gives up the game forever.In spite of it all, Carrie Soto is back, for one epic final season. In this riveting and unforgettable novel, Taylor Jenkins Reid tells her most vulnerable, emotional story yet.
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Carrie Soto Is Back
von Taylor Jenkins Reid
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “An epic adventure about a female athlete perhaps past her prime, brought back to the tennis court for one last grand slam” (Elle), from the author of Malibu Rising, Daisy Jones & The Six, and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo“A heart-filled novel about an iconic and persevering father and daughter.”—Time“Gorgeous. The kind of sharp, smart, potent book you have to set aside every few pages just to catch your breath. I’ll take a piece of Carrie Soto forward with me in life and be a little better for it.”—Emily Henry, author of Book Lovers and Beach ReadONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Time, NPR, PopSugar, Glamour, Reader’s DigestCarrie Soto is fierce, and her determination to win at any cost has not made her popular. But by the time she retires from tennis, she is the best player the world has ever seen. She has shattered every record and claimed twenty Grand Slam titles. And if you ask Carrie, she is entitled to every one. She sacrificed nearly everything to become the best, with her father, Javier, as her coach. A former champion himself, Javier has trained her since the age of two.But six years after her retirement, Carrie finds herself sitting in the stands of the 1994 US Open, watching her record be taken from her by a brutal, stunning player named Nicki Chan.At thirty-seven years old, Carrie makes the monumental decision to come out of retirement and be coached by her father for one last year in an attempt to reclaim her record. Even if the sports media says that they never liked “the Battle-Axe” anyway. Even if her body doesn’t move as fast as it did. And even if it means swallowing her pride to train with a man she once almost opened her heart to: Bowe Huntley. Like her, he has something to prove before he gives up the game forever.In spite of it all, Carrie Soto is back, for one epic final season. In this riveting and unforgettable novel, Taylor Jenkins Reid tells her most vulnerable, emotional story yet.
Aktuelle Rezensionen(13)
Rezension von MarieIch hab jetzt in relativ kurzen Zeitraum das 3te Buch der Autorin gelesen und dieses hat mich am wenigsten überzeugt. Die Vorgeschichte zieht sich ziemlich, hatte da schon überlegt auszusteigen. Das Tennisthema finde ich grundsätzlich interessant, gerade auch wie es in dieser Welt für ehrgeizige und wenig angepasste Frauen ist. Ich spreche jedoch kein Spanisch, weswegen mich die nicht immer übersetzen Konversationen von Vater +Tochter auf Spanisch angestrengt haben. Und so richtig rund war das ganze für mich nicht. Vor allem Malibu Rising hat mir sehr viel besser gefallen!
Rezension von claire<i> "You are perfect, even in your imperfection." </i> ahhhhhh taylor jenkins reid breaks me every time again
Rezension von Larisa<b> My ambition has long felt oppressive. It is not a joy - it is a master that I must answer to, a smoke that descends into my life, making it hard to breathe </b> <b> Winning is joy </b> Welcome to tennis, a world known to many but played by few as excellent as Carrie Soto, the star of TJR’s book. Carrie Soto has been called many things: “The Battle Axe”, “the Bitch”, but most importantly “The best Tennis player in the world.” So when young Nicki Chan beats the record she bowed out with half a decade ago, Carrie can’t help but come back to the Tennis world to not only defend her record, but also her legacy. Because who is she if not a winner? Who is she if not the best in the world? So, Ladies and Gentlemen, grab your sunglasses and tennis gear and don’t forget your cameras - Nicki Chan vs. Carrie Soto is going to be a war you won’t want to miss. And it’s going to get bloody. This is the book that settled it for me: Taylor Jenkins Reid is officially one of the most talented authors on the market right now and has made it into my top 3 of favourite authors. And it wasn’t even “Daisy Jones and the Six” that really made me WOW, because in my humble opinion “Carrie Soto is back” made Daisy Jones look weak. I don’t know why this book spoke to me like that. I don’t know a single thing about tennis. Haven’t played or watched it, the only thing I knew is that tennis skirts were fashion in 2022 and that the royals love wearing big hats at Wimbledon. But by the end of this book, I was leaning forward in the train, my nose only inches away from the paper, mumbling stuff like “Come on, you could take her in straight sets!” Or “HOLY SHIT! She did the Soto Slice! Even if Nicki does her famous backhand she can’t get that!” I may not be as hostile or snappy as Carrie…but I did catch myself comparing us. My competitive days are over but I have been thinking about a comeback. Carrie’s thoughts about her perfectionism and her struggles because of it are pains that are just too familiar. And the way she gets wraped up in a sport she was born into and raised to believe she would be the greatest in - that feeling of absolutely belonging into this sport, of the muscle-memory that doing the same moves over and over and over for years gives you, the euphoria when winning and the devestation when losing - God, I haven’t felt that pang of longing for championships in a long while. Sport breakup heartbreaks are a thing. They can be worse than relationship breakups. Carrie Soto was a rollercoaster of emotions. <b> The downside of perfectionism is that you are so used to getting it right, you completely collapse when you get it wrong. </b> But this book was not only about winning. It was about the art of losing. It was about not making your whole life about reaching the goal, but rather about how to realize that the path towards it is the most beautiful part about it. What I also absolutely LOVED about this was the father-daughter-dynamic I got to enjoy. It was not always healthy, but it was always genuine and made me sigh a little “Awwwww”. Doesn’t every kid want to make their daddy proud? Doesn’t everyone want to hear that they were born to do one thing extremely well and then thrive in it? This book made me love sports all over again and maybe I will check Tennis out…Taylor Jenkins Reid, you did this to me! It’s truly an art form how she invents “public figures” and brings them to life in a way where I have to remind myself that they are not real. I once told someone “This is giving me glamorous 50s Hollywood Evelyn Hugo vibes” and when they asked me who that is I had to pause to remind myself that NO, she in fact did not live in the same world as Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe. Carrie Soto felt the same way. So real. Like you can turn on the TV and you will see her on the news. Incredible. I am in awe. TJR, I am a huge fan of yours. I bow to your brilliance. This book has a special place in my heart. I loved every chapter that had me glued to the pages. The matches had my heart pounding as if I were right there, watching every move. And what is better than a book that has you trembling from excitement?
Rezension von 🎀Good but kinda repetitive wich made it a bit boring
Rezension von FrankaWell I guess I‘m into tennis now? Soaked this book uppp and enjoyed it like all the other books of her! Sometimes I had difficulties with all the rules and understanding the sport itself, but she found a wonderful way to keep the balance