Beautiful on the Outside

You know, I was not always an Adam Rippon fan. I remember my opinion of him starting to change around the time he cut off his hair and started mixing up his outfits. It's very interesting to read his memoir and notice that this was around the same time he came out publicly and started living and skating more authentically. It made him much more engaging to watch, and by the 2018 Olympics, I was a fan. This memoir is clearly a lead in to Adam's transition to commentator and tv personality, and it's quick, funny, and enjoyable. There's also lots of fun behind the scene stuff with some of my other favorite figure skaters (did not know he was Daisuke Takahashi's roommate and subjected to tons of unsubtitled anime), so for fans of the sport, it's great fun. For fans of Adam specifically, definitely give it a read.