Book notes #11 — Becoming Kareem
A continuation of concise book reviews, with original context here.
Edit: Nov 29, 2020 — after a few years of doing this, I’ve updated my formatting to this Google Spreadsheet where I’ll log new books plus short reviews and the occasional highlights.
Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court — by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Stream of consciousness review:
After watching Minority of One, HBO’s documentary on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, I was inspired to read his memoir on “Becoming Kareem”. A unique and thorough account of his life from childhood, to UCLA, through to the NBA and beyond. During which he explains the obstacles of being singled out for his height, his race, and ultimately, his religion.
In his post-NBA life, Kareem has gone on to write over 15 books, many of them novels. Given his prolific writing, I was excited to read him recount his own story. This was an easy but insightful read in the voice of one of the greatest players the NBA has ever seen. I thoroughly enjoyed learning more about what shaped him into the class act he became.
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No raw highlights this time (thanks, Audible)
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