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Summary: Deeply Touching
Review: I am a student in high school, and this book was the most wonderful book I've ever read. I read it in eighth grade, and ever since then I've been trying to find it in hardcover. I found the book to be deeply touching, and while reading it, I actually cried. This book is a must-read for everyone, especially those who are fans of skating. You won't be able to put it down, and once you finish you'll never want to let it go. You'll want to read it over and over again. The story is very touching, about Ekaterina Gordeeva, and her passed husband, Sergei. She starts telling the story from when she was four and continues through until the death of Sergei by a sudden heart-attack, and her struggle to move on in life. It is a beautifully written biography of Sergei and Katia and there never-ending love. It will bring a tear to your eye, and you will never forget it.
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Summary: This is a wonderful book!
Review: This is one of the most wonderful, most touching, most compeling books that I have ever read. It just pulls you in. Once you start reading it, you just can't stop. It's a wonderful explanation of love and life. Ekaterina expresses herself so well in this novel. She tells how she led a fairytale life with Sergei. How he took care of her and sheltered her from the harsh and bitter world. Then when he died, she tells of the extreme loss of herself that she felt, the lonliness, and how she basically had to learn to live again . . . alone. It's like she is right there in the room with you, telling you her deepest, most heartfelt feelings. When you finish reading this book, you, yourself feel a deep sense of loss, because you can tell that the story is not over. No matter how much loss Ekaterina suffered, her life went on. No matter how hard it was, she went on to skate again . . . with Sergei right beside her.I recommend this book to anyone, young or old. Especially to teenagers like myself, because it teaches so many life lessons that are so hard to explain. It's astonishing how well Ekaterina was able to distinguish her feelings and put them in words in this book to share with all of us. I plan on reading it several times more. I suggest that you do too!
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Summary: Excellent, but heartbreaking...
Review: Excellent memoir of the lives of Gordeeva & Grinkov, one of the finest Pairs Figure Skaters in history. Gordeeva takes us through their lives, from childhood to when they were first paired up as young skaters. After a time, the young Katia starts to have feelings for the older Sergei, and to her surprize, they are reciprocated. The young couple marry, have a daughter, and, tragically, Sergei dies of a heart attack (later found to be an inherited genetic disorder) at the age of 27. Gordeeva tells a compelling story. It's funny, joyful, and sad, and anyone who follows figure skating probably knows of it. But, as you are reading, it all seems fresh and alive in her mind, and to us as readers. Even though Katia has moved on (a marriage to another Russian skater, Ilia Kulik, and they too have a daughter), Sergei will no doubt always be in her heart, and those of us that were privilaged to see him & Katia skate together will never forget him.
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Summary: A love and Romantic novel
Review: My Sergei, which is a love story written by Ekateria Gordeeva, can be a very powerful book if the message sinks in. I love books that have some type of drama, as well as a twist of love and total romance. My Sergei are Ekaterinas or Katia's words and story of how her skating at age four escalated to pairs at eleven and falling in love with her one true soul mate and partner Sergei. All the trials and happy times are put together to create their love story. When tragedy strikes Katia's dear Sergei on November 20, 1995 her whole world changes. Katia's words are so strong that it is hard to not get sucked into the adventure of their skating life as well as their love story.
My Sergei is a book that shows love for many different things. Any woman who would characterize herself as a hopeless romantic would fall in love with this novel. Anyone who has some sort of passion for something, whether it is a person of for an activity, knows how pushing yourself can change your love forever. The reader has to have an open mind and have a soft attitude about love and romance. In reading this novel, you can even find lessons that you yourself want to apply to your own life. Tears should not be an issue for those reading this novel though. Readers will definitely find him or herself feeling different emotions for a novel they never though they had.
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Summary: Heartbreaking
Review: Katia and Sergei were pure perfection on ice. Their perfect unison, the way he lifted her and held her, they were definitely a match made in heaven. I have been a big fan of them and their skating ever since they won their first gold medal in the 1988 Olympics and was so excited that they were touring with Stars on Ice. I bought several tickets ahead of time and couldn't wait until the day of the show. They were the main reason I wanted to go. But a few weeks before the show came to our state, I read in the paper that Sergei had died. I couldn't believe it. I was so disappointed...that I wouldn't get to see them skate together, that their beautiful fairy tale love story had come to a sudden and tragic end. I think Katia did a great job on her book, her tribute to him. She was honest and spoke from the heart. She brought us into their world...the one she shared with her Sergei. I am very glad to see her back on the ice and that she is such a wonderful mother to their adorable daughter Daria. May she continue to grow and one day, find true love again. She deserves it!
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Summary: Beautiful love story
Review: When this book first came out, I was among the first to get it. I recently went back and re-read it. I found it to still be a beautiful love story, but somehow it doesn't hold the same power over me as it used to. Somehow if you keep in mind, she remarried a Russian figure skater, and had a daughter with him, it sounds more like a Harlequin Romance Novel, instead of a tragic autobiography. However, if you can keep that out of your mind, you'll appriciate the love that was between Sergei and Katia, and feel her deep sorrow.
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Summary: Excellent, but heartbreaking...
Review: Excellent memoir of the lives of Gordeeva & Grinkov, one of the finest Pairs Figure Skaters in history. Gordeeva takes us through their lives, from childhood to when they were first paired up as young skaters. After a time, the young Katia starts to have feelings for the older Sergei, and to her surprize, they are reciprocated. The young couple marry, have a daughter, and, tragically, Sergei dies of a heart attack (later found to be an inherited genetic disorder) at the age of 27. Gordeeva tells a compelling story. It's funny, joyful, and sad, and anyone who follows figure skating probably knows of it. But, as you are reading, it all seems fresh and alive in her mind, and to us as readers. Even though Katia has moved on (a marriage to another Russian skater, Ilia Kulik, and they too have a daughter), Sergei will no doubt always be in her heart, and those of us that were privilaged to see him & Katia skate together will never forget him.
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Summary: Five Stars
Review: Excellent book. Every skater and fan should own.
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Summary: The Inner World of a loving Couple.
Review: I read some chapters of this book, and I must say that this true story is really very touching. These two Russian skaters had an interesting life as a married couple, and the writer does an excellent job at writing the fine detail about their relationship, and their baby girl named Daria. Second, this book has tons of pictures, and they are in color. If you are interested in true love stories of real people; I then recommend You get this book titled, "My Sergei: A Love StorY" because it will be worth it. Very Original!
June 05, 2003 AD
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Summary: Wow!
Review: I'm a figure skater, and anything that has to do with figure skating as far as books go I'm interested in. This book was very well writen and a touching story. I loved it-shows the tough life and requirements of skating as well as a real true love story! Definitely a good buy!
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