Completed: 12/13/2020
Recommendation: Highly Recommended
Recommended By: Nobody
Review:
I knew that Rapinoe was gay well before I started this book. I knew that she was controversial. I knew that she was a wonderful player. I have learned a lot from this book about her youth in a large family. The support that her parents provided for Megan and her twin sister travelling the country to participant in competitive soccer games.
It was interesting to hear her talk about her brother, Brian, and his criminal behavior while also listening to The Thunderhead where an entire section of society is given the space to be criminal in a manner which does not hurt others. It addresses the black/white differences between those on your side and those who you are against and gives form to the sense that Megan has of how the criminal is innately "evil" and the people outside of prison are primarily "good." Megan is wide-eyed about the problems with the criminal justice system in part because she experienced part of it directly.
The heart of this book is a call to action--LFG (Let's Fucking Go). It is a call to halt oppression against minorities. It is a call framed within the actions Rapinoe has taken within her own life, but it is a much broader call to action then it is an autobiography.
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