A review by emilycalvert
Fast Girl: A Life Spent Running from Madness by Suzy Favor Hamilton

3.0

The story itself is pretty fascinating, especially thinking about how far society as a whole has come when it comes to diagnosing and talking about mental health. The true story of a wholesome Midwestern girl's rise and fall. However, the book itself just didn't do it for me. There were points made several times that didn't really contribute anything to the story, such as her favorite kind of wine and the brand of her high heels. The relationship she has with her husband also just irks me. Why would he allow her to behave such away? Was it really better to just look the other way than trying to actually help her? I would have loved to find out more about her family and how they ultimately dealt with the aftermath (especially her daughter). The book just seemed to end abruptly.