Bravey
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- Author：Alexi Pappas
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Summary
"Renaissance runner" （New York Times） Alexi Pappas--Olympic athlete， actress， filmmaker and writer--shares what she's learned about confidence， self-reliance， mental health， embracing pain， and achieving your dreams in this revealing and inspiring memoir-in-essays。
run like a bravey
sleep like a baby
dream like a crazy
replace can't with maybe
When Alexi Pappas was four years old， her mother committed suicide， drastically altering the course of Pappas's life and setting her on a perpetual search for female role models。 When her father started signing her up for sports teams as a way to keep his bereaved daughter busy， female athletes became some of the first women Pappas looked up to， and she became a girl with a goal: to be an Olympian。 Despite setbacks and hardships， Pappas held fast to that dream， putting in the tremendous hard work， both mentally and physically， and letting nothing stand in her way until she achieved it， making her Olympic debut as a runner in 2016。
Unflinching， often exuberant， and always entertaining， Bravey showcases Pappas's signature， charming voice as she reflects upon the touchstone moments in her life and the lessons that have powered her career as both an athlete and artist--chief among them， how to be brave。 She faces obstacles with optimism and finds the dark moments as important to her process as the breakthroughs， from high school awkwardness to post-Olympic depression， offering valuable wisdom on the benefits of embracing what hurts， both physical and emotional。 To Pappas， bravery is inward-facing; it's all in how you feel about yourself， as much about always believing in yourself as it is about running toward your goals。
Pappas's experiences reveal how anyone can overcome hardship， befriend pain， celebrate victory， relish the loyalty found in teammates， and claim joy。 In short: how anyone can be a bravey。
run like a bravey
sleep like a baby
dream like a crazy
replace can't with maybe
When Alexi Pappas was four years old， her mother committed suicide， drastically altering the course of Pappas's life and setting her on a perpetual search for female role models。 When her father started signing her up for sports teams as a way to keep his bereaved daughter busy， female athletes became some of the first women Pappas looked up to， and she became a girl with a goal: to be an Olympian。 Despite setbacks and hardships， Pappas held fast to that dream， putting in the tremendous hard work， both mentally and physically， and letting nothing stand in her way until she achieved it， making her Olympic debut as a runner in 2016。
Unflinching， often exuberant， and always entertaining， Bravey showcases Pappas's signature， charming voice as she reflects upon the touchstone moments in her life and the lessons that have powered her career as both an athlete and artist--chief among them， how to be brave。 She faces obstacles with optimism and finds the dark moments as important to her process as the breakthroughs， from high school awkwardness to post-Olympic depression， offering valuable wisdom on the benefits of embracing what hurts， both physical and emotional。 To Pappas， bravery is inward-facing; it's all in how you feel about yourself， as much about always believing in yourself as it is about running toward your goals。
Pappas's experiences reveal how anyone can overcome hardship， befriend pain， celebrate victory， relish the loyalty found in teammates， and claim joy。 In short: how anyone can be a bravey。
Reviews
Robin
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This was 。。。 ok。 I had never heard of Alexi before picking up this memoir， but I often pick up memoirs from unknown people if they're well rated and seem interesting。 She had an interesting life， but I just wasn't interested in reading about it。 It felt too self-help-y for a memoir， especially coming from someone who is younger than me。 This was 。。。 ok。 I had never heard of Alexi before picking up this memoir， but I often pick up memoirs from unknown people if they're well rated and seem interesting。 She had an interesting life， but I just wasn't interested in reading about it。 It felt too self-help-y for a memoir， especially coming from someone who is younger than me。 。。。more
Sherry Seymour
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Wow。 I was taken aback by Pappas。 This book was so visceral and honest。 If you lost a loved one to suicide when you were young， you might feel less alone after reading about Pappas’ experience （I know I did）。 If you’re a creative & an athlete， you may just have discovered your new favorite （track） star！ She is phenomenal & so wise。
christinelaine
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"He gave me one of the most valuable truths anyone has ever taught me: First your actions change， then your thoughts， then finally your feelings， in that specific order。" "He gave me one of the most valuable truths anyone has ever taught me: First your actions change， then your thoughts， then finally your feelings， in that specific order。" 。。。more
Ben Rogers
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Great book。 Really inspiring。 Interesting story。 A great read on grit， perseverance， and determination。 Also learned a lot about depression and what depression feels like， and what depression is - both things I didn't know。 3。9/5 Great book。 Really inspiring。 Interesting story。 A great read on grit， perseverance， and determination。 Also learned a lot about depression and what depression feels like， and what depression is - both things I didn't know。 3。9/5 。。。more
Annie 🐕
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I did the audiobook and found it poignant， well-done， and really true to the depression experience。
Jane
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I wish I had read a book like this when I was 20。 She covers so many topics that are very specific to the experience of a young female runner and growing up in your 20s。 While the book resonated a lot with me， being only a year younger than her， I felt like this book is more beneficial to people younger than myself。 I kept thinking how her perspective might change a lot in the next 10 years。 She was able to pursue her dreams untethered by additional responsibilities that is really only specific I wish I had read a book like this when I was 20。 She covers so many topics that are very specific to the experience of a young female runner and growing up in your 20s。 While the book resonated a lot with me， being only a year younger than her， I felt like this book is more beneficial to people younger than myself。 I kept thinking how her perspective might change a lot in the next 10 years。 She was able to pursue her dreams untethered by additional responsibilities that is really only specific to life in your 20s and even then， a lot of people in their 20s don't have that luxury。 。。。more
Mikala
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Definitely written for a younger audience。 Reads more like a YA self-help book。 （Is that a thing？）Feels like she wrote a bunch of her life stories on note cards and randomly assembled them into a book。 No clear narrative framework or outline。 When young people write these books it’s always so “adorable” in the most negative sense。 They just haven’t experienced enough of life to have a decent perspective。 This would be an ideal gift for a feminine middle or high schooler。Oh and as always， authors Definitely written for a younger audience。 Reads more like a YA self-help book。 （Is that a thing？）Feels like she wrote a bunch of her life stories on note cards and randomly assembled them into a book。 No clear narrative framework or outline。 When young people write these books it’s always so “adorable” in the most negative sense。 They just haven’t experienced enough of life to have a decent perspective。 This would be an ideal gift for a feminine middle or high schooler。Oh and as always， authors should NEVER narrate their books！！ 。。。more
Madison McGlone
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Great read！ I’ve always admired Alexi and this book taught me so much more about her。 Glad to have read this alongside a few friends in a book club。
Cyndi Taylor
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This book （like so many books before） started off fantastic but by the second half meandered into the repetitive and self-congratulatory territory。 As one who is following her dreams and starting a small business I did enjoy a lot of her message of being brave。I've had this thought so many times about books so I'm going to put it here because it applies。 Why do publishers want a set number of book pages from authors？ So often a book would be twice as good if it was 50-100 pages shorter。 I really This book （like so many books before） started off fantastic but by the second half meandered into the repetitive and self-congratulatory territory。 As one who is following her dreams and starting a small business I did enjoy a lot of her message of being brave。I've had this thought so many times about books so I'm going to put it here because it applies。 Why do publishers want a set number of book pages from authors？ So often a book would be twice as good if it was 50-100 pages shorter。 I really think less is more especially when it comes to memoir writing。 。。。more
Rachael
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I randomly picked this book up in the library and what a gift it has been to read it。 When I read the blurb， I thought， She lost her mother when she was 4--what can she remember？ I supposed it would be about her running， acting， and writing life。 It turns out the most poignant， gripping parts of the book were about her mother， and how she， her dad， and brother carried on ever since she died。 I lost my mother to kidney disease when she was 60 and I was 32， and it still was not enough time。 Pappas I randomly picked this book up in the library and what a gift it has been to read it。 When I read the blurb， I thought， She lost her mother when she was 4--what can she remember？ I supposed it would be about her running， acting， and writing life。 It turns out the most poignant， gripping parts of the book were about her mother， and how she， her dad， and brother carried on ever since she died。 I lost my mother to kidney disease when she was 60 and I was 32， and it still was not enough time。 Pappas looked for clues about her mother throughout her life， trying to know her and understand her， much as I still do。 Women were mostly absent from Pappas' life， so she tried to understand them through her friends' moms （I love the Girl Scouts chapter） and every woman she met or encountered anywhere。 Here is my favorite passage， p。 12: "I imagine all little girls as potatoes， wondrous nuggets of raw potential just waiting to be shaped by their mom-chefs。 Whether your mom tenderly styles you into a Hasselback dish， tosses you in the microwave， or is totally absent， she is going to affect you。 My mother took her own life before there was much time for her to shape me into anything。 I was four years old， almost five。 The greatest legacy she left me was her suicide。 I try to imagine what it feels like to be washed， dried， peeled--to be turned over under warm water， then pushed gently into an oven and basted every now and again。 But it is another thing entirely to never be touched at all; to be left alone in the cabinet to sprout eyes and fend for yourself。" Just bask in those beautiful words for a moment。 When I began the chapters on Pappas' running career， I was jolted because I forgot--this is not only a painfully beautiful memoir， it is also the story of a record-setting Olympian runner！ I love reading running memoirs and I am happy to add this to the list of my favorites。 This book crosses categories and so does Pappas。 I hope she writes a sequel。 I plan to read every book she writes and every film she makes。 。。。more
Zuzana Kasmanová
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This was such a great book。 It was motivating and I learnt so much。 I recomend it so much。
Jessica
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I just loved this。 Alexi Pappas is just remarkable。 You do not need to be a runner to appreciate her story - especially since SO MUCH of her story goes far beyond running。 She personifies grit and resilience and strength。 There are so many nuggets from this book that I will take with me - particularly the idea of commitment vs interest and the reframing of failures and building your own narrative。 The unexpected cameos of so many SNL faces of mine in truly meaningful ways （beyond mere name dropp I just loved this。 Alexi Pappas is just remarkable。 You do not need to be a runner to appreciate her story - especially since SO MUCH of her story goes far beyond running。 She personifies grit and resilience and strength。 There are so many nuggets from this book that I will take with me - particularly the idea of commitment vs interest and the reframing of failures and building your own narrative。 The unexpected cameos of so many SNL faces of mine in truly meaningful ways （beyond mere name dropping） was just icing on the cake。 Consider me Alexi’s newest biggest fan。 Highly highly recommend。 。。。more
Amy
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I knew nothing about Pappas when I started this book， except the brief recommendation to read this book。 Pappas honest and optimistic story is full of heartache， challenges and successes。 She has a unique voice and I would especially recommend this books for women in their 20s。
kate
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New favorite book。
Jamibea
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Fantastic！ Pappas reads the audio herself。 Perfect to listen to on long runs。 Pappas has a way with words （almost went for her MFA in poetry） and her story is inspiring and poignant。
Audrey Lawrence
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Part memoir， part motivational book， I really loved Alexi’s collection of essays！ Her optimism shone despite some fairly harrowing stories from her childhood， including a fairly graphic telling of one of her first memories- a suicide attempt of her mother's which I highly recommend reading on a full stomach， not miles into a long run like I did。 Although there was some fairly dark content， this was a pretty light and motivating read。 Definitely inspires one to be a bravey。 Part memoir， part motivational book， I really loved Alexi’s collection of essays！ Her optimism shone despite some fairly harrowing stories from her childhood， including a fairly graphic telling of one of her first memories- a suicide attempt of her mother's which I highly recommend reading on a full stomach， not miles into a long run like I did。 Although there was some fairly dark content， this was a pretty light and motivating read。 Definitely inspires one to be a bravey。 。。。more
Chloe Reynolds
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Now until forever someone will know everything about me it doesn’t have to be the same person and it sure doesn’t need to be everybody。 But whether I’ve a bad turkey sandwich or I dropped out of a workout or I’ve experienced something even more painful， someone will know it and they will help hold that thing with me。
Amy Makechnie
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So many gems。 Touted as a running memoir， but it's much broader， esp regarding the longing for a mother and finding your purpose in this big world。 Alexi is very inspirational！ Great read。 So many gems。 Touted as a running memoir， but it's much broader， esp regarding the longing for a mother and finding your purpose in this big world。 Alexi is very inspirational！ Great read。 。。。more
Karen
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I listened to this one and I really liked it。
Melissa
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Pappas talks a lot about mental health in this book。 She actually begins the book talking about losing her mother to suicide as a child。 It’s a very raw， vulnerable， inspiring memoir。 I loved her poems at the beginning of each chapter， her incredible honesty and her resilience that shone through chapter after chapter。If you’re a memoir fan or a mental health advocate or an athlete， I highly recommend this one。 There is so much wisdom here！
Jordan Byrd
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Great read， fun， reflective and inspirational
Madeleine
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Very good ！ I recommend for all my running pals！ She’s honest about mental health issues， body， food， and lots of other good stuff ！
Holly Hatfield Rogai
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Great book touching on many topics of interest that I found useful and will use in my daily life。
Chanel Hanulová
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A fine biography of Olympic runner and aspiring movie-maker Alexi Pappas。 The book opens a discussion about depression based on the author's own experience as well as discovering the mind of her clinically depressed mom that took her own life。 Witty with Alexi's little poems centred around running and life， full of inspiring concepts such as good pain vs。 bad pain， rule of thirds， willpower budgeting and so forth。 A fine biography of Olympic runner and aspiring movie-maker Alexi Pappas。 The book opens a discussion about depression based on the author's own experience as well as discovering the mind of her clinically depressed mom that took her own life。 Witty with Alexi's little poems centred around running and life， full of inspiring concepts such as good pain vs。 bad pain， rule of thirds， willpower budgeting and so forth。 。。。more
A
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How many times did I cry reading this？ There were many moments of resonance。 What a life; what a journey。 Would recommend！
Elise
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I loved most of this book。 Pappas’ story is incredible， her willpower， strength， honesty and resilience are all so admirable。 I’d give it a solid 4 or 4。5， but it became really redundant in a few parts。 Had it been more carefully edited it wouldn’t have detracted from the heart of the story or the strength of the message for me。
Sabrina
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I really enjoyed learning about her life and her running career。 It felt a bit disjointed in the presentation though， but there were so many nuggets that I took away from it that I’ll be thinking about for a while。
Amy Larson
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love a good memoir and this one was really memorable。 her reflections about her mother were heartbreaking but beautiful。 her outlook about chasing dreams and having a multi faceted life was really positive and uplifting
Cindy Hamilton
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Really liked this
Rebekah
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Would recommend this book for everyone。 Regardless of if you are an athlete， Alexi’s words have a place for everyone
Reference
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