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A well-written, very empathetically written, biography about Madison Holleran and reportage about the rising rate of suicide and depression in student athletes. Fagan has expanded her original article "Split Image" into an investigation about perfection, depression, social media, the athletics "mind set", college transition, and suicide. She includes interviews and work she has done with other students and a discussion about how to talk about suicide in the media.
This book is a rough read, I'm not gonna lie, but Fagan prioritized Madison's life and personality over the details of her death. I didn't cry until it hit me that Madison would have graduated from college in 2017, the year of this book's publication.
This book is a rough read, I'm not gonna lie, but Fagan prioritized Madison's life and personality over the details of her death. I didn't cry until it hit me that Madison would have graduated from college in 2017, the year of this book's publication.