Ed's Reviews > Getting a Grip: On My Body, My Mind, My Self

I was (and still am) a huge fan of Monica Seles, so I enjoyed this memoir very much. That said, I am not sure I could recommend this book to someone who is not a Seles fan or minimally, someone interested in the tennis world. Given the title, I was expecting this to be primarily about Seles' battle with weight and self-esteem struggles (after all this is her second memoir -- and I read that one too -- and she's only 35!), but there was still a whole lot about tennis, that I doubt a non-fan would be interested in. Not the most amazing piece of writing either, but then again Seles was never the most graceful person on the tennis court... or certainly on the dance floor. But her bubbly personality does bounce off the page which is certainly nice to "hear" given all the dark times she has had in her life.