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What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen
Kate Fagan
4.2 AVERAGE
412 reviews for:
What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen
Kate Fagan
4.2 AVERAGE
While this book was written about a very sad and heavy subject the author did a wonderful job with bringing to light how great of a person Maddy was and while it looked like she had everything together she was struggling. This is a book that every parent, teacher, coach, athletic trainer should read.
This book should also be somehow incorporated into a mandatory read for freshman as a starting point to give freshman information on who and where they can go to get help if they find themselves struggling like Maddy did.
Even though this is a sad story, hopefully this book can help even just one person get the help they need and help family and friends recognize the signs and struggles.
Kudos to the author! Job well done with a subject that cannot be easy to write about!
This book should also be somehow incorporated into a mandatory read for freshman as a starting point to give freshman information on who and where they can go to get help if they find themselves struggling like Maddy did.
Even though this is a sad story, hopefully this book can help even just one person get the help they need and help family and friends recognize the signs and struggles.
Kudos to the author! Job well done with a subject that cannot be easy to write about!
Madison Holleran’s tragic death is heartbreaking, but this was such an important read. It’s difficult for me to come up with the right words to review this book, but I will try my best.
High school was easy for Madison academically and athletically. She stood out. Going to college at an Ivy League school was much different for her. She was a perfectionist, and was finding it hard to keep up with the demands of school and track. Kate Fagan did a great job introducing us to Maddy in this book. It must have been incredibly hard for Madison’s family to allow Kate tell their daughter’s story, but they wanted awareness to be brought to something that isn’t always talked about—in hopes that there would be change.
I remember hearing about Madison’s death when I was a freshman in college. I was enjoying being in a new state and making new friends, but I was struggling with something that I didn’t understand. It wasn’t until someone down the hall from me opened up about her anxiety that I was able to put a label on what I was dealing with. I know firsthand how hard it is to open up about what you’re going through when it isn’t something that is seen from the outside. I think back to how hard it was for me to tell my close family and friends and admit that I needed help. Very few people really understood or believed me at first, since it just wasn’t talked about. Those moments, and some that I’ve experienced since, would have been so much different and so much easier if myself and those around me had been taught about mental health—and if we knew it wasn’t something to be ashamed of.
I hope reading this book has helped others feel less alone. We need to end the mental health stigma. Let’s encourage people to become informed, seek help when needed, and be open to discussions. And go read this book!
High school was easy for Madison academically and athletically. She stood out. Going to college at an Ivy League school was much different for her. She was a perfectionist, and was finding it hard to keep up with the demands of school and track. Kate Fagan did a great job introducing us to Maddy in this book. It must have been incredibly hard for Madison’s family to allow Kate tell their daughter’s story, but they wanted awareness to be brought to something that isn’t always talked about—in hopes that there would be change.
I remember hearing about Madison’s death when I was a freshman in college. I was enjoying being in a new state and making new friends, but I was struggling with something that I didn’t understand. It wasn’t until someone down the hall from me opened up about her anxiety that I was able to put a label on what I was dealing with. I know firsthand how hard it is to open up about what you’re going through when it isn’t something that is seen from the outside. I think back to how hard it was for me to tell my close family and friends and admit that I needed help. Very few people really understood or believed me at first, since it just wasn’t talked about. Those moments, and some that I’ve experienced since, would have been so much different and so much easier if myself and those around me had been taught about mental health—and if we knew it wasn’t something to be ashamed of.
I hope reading this book has helped others feel less alone. We need to end the mental health stigma. Let’s encourage people to become informed, seek help when needed, and be open to discussions. And go read this book!
Such a powerful story. The author did an incredible job honoring Maddy’s life while also pointing out how she effectively slipped between the cracks and how her cries for help were missed.
Truly an eye opening read and one I think all high school parents should have to read.
Truly an eye opening read and one I think all high school parents should have to read.
challenging
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A completely heart-breaking account of a shocking suicide at an Ivy League school. The story flips between the author's personal accounts as an NCAA athlete, a reconstruction of Maddy's life through the digital traces she left behind and other anecdotes and facts about NCAA athletes.
A little bit too touchy-feely for my tastes, but it definitely gives a look inside what could have been going on inside Maddy's mind during her first year at university, before the avoidable ending.
Worth a read, especially for athletes and their parents.
A little bit too touchy-feely for my tastes, but it definitely gives a look inside what could have been going on inside Maddy's mind during her first year at university, before the avoidable ending.
Worth a read, especially for athletes and their parents.
Oh how I wish I could've read this one when i was in high school.
I'd give this a 3.5 rating. It was a poignant, beautiful, and necessary story that is very insightful into the issues surrounding college and athletes in the USA. But the author spoke way too much about herself, and used too many casual sources with no official education or training. It's definitely worth the read, and an important jumping-off point for these issues.
dark
emotional
informative
fast-paced
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
A hard read of a true story but so real