Fast Girl: A Life Spent Running from Madness by Suzy Favor HamiltonMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
The prologue kind of blew my mind.
I read a few other reviews, and found them a bit unfair and true. It is not great writing! And most of the things other said about Favor Hamilton I wouldn't disagree with, and there is a nativity about her even in hindsight. She seems clueless, and way too self-centered. Still, it is intriguing, maybe annoying to other readers. She gets to share her voice because of her lucky, privilege, biology (good looks and athletic abilities), and popularity, but how is that any different from most other writers. I find myself defending Hamilton because I was hooked on her story. Give her a chance.
I feel I understand people in my family better from reading this book. As someone with little knowledge about what it means to be bipolar, I gained a great perspective from this book. Which is one of the author's goals.
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