The I Index

The Race to Be Myself: A Memoir

Top of the pile

79

/100

I Index Overall Rating

Readers

82/100

Critics

75/100

Scholars

N/A

Author:

Caster Semenya

Publisher:

W. W. Norton & Company

Date:

October 31, 2023

World champion runner Caster Semenya offers an empowering account of her extraordinary life and career, and her trailblazing battle to compete on her own terms.

What The Reviewers Say

Jen A. Miller,
The New York Times Book Review
Semenya’s unburdening.
Rick Broadbent,
The Times (UK)
Her voice is clear and strong.
Emma John,
The Observer (UK)
Her book is pitched, in the way of most sporting biographies, as an inspirational tale; but what it inspires most is compassion.
Brenda Barrera,
Booklist
Told with candor, Semenya’s story reminds readers to treat all humans with dignity and that being different does not mean being wrong..