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A review by nancidrum
Fast Girl: A Life Spent Running from Madness by Suzy Favor Hamilton
1.0
I read this book as part of a challenge. I'm not sure how I came to select it, as I didn't recall Suzy Favor Hamilton as being an Olympian runner. The premise to me seemed interesting. A former Olympian who suffers from bi-polar disease.
There were too many problems with this memoir to list all, but here are the ones that were most troublesome. First off, the book is poorly written. Even with a ghost writer doing the writing. Secondly, and this is the main problem to me, she names and involves her innocent young daughter in the telling of this very racy memoir. No child should ever be subjected to read about the intimate details their mother experienced as an escort (prostitute).
Hamilton admits she feels no shame about her past life. This statement coupled with her bragging about being the second best escort in the country and putting her needs above those of her innocent daughter, makes me think she also suffers from narcissism. Narcissistic people are often compulsive liars and I would guess there are more than a few untruths in this account. Sadly, it seems like this book was written to give her the fix she needs for her narcissism, by drawing more attention to herself.
There were too many problems with this memoir to list all, but here are the ones that were most troublesome. First off, the book is poorly written. Even with a ghost writer doing the writing. Secondly, and this is the main problem to me, she names and involves her innocent young daughter in the telling of this very racy memoir. No child should ever be subjected to read about the intimate details their mother experienced as an escort (prostitute).
Hamilton admits she feels no shame about her past life. This statement coupled with her bragging about being the second best escort in the country and putting her needs above those of her innocent daughter, makes me think she also suffers from narcissism. Narcissistic people are often compulsive liars and I would guess there are more than a few untruths in this account. Sadly, it seems like this book was written to give her the fix she needs for her narcissism, by drawing more attention to herself.