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(2015) Memoir of an Olympic runner who became a Vegas escort. She presents her choices through the lens of bipolar disorder, and her sex work as an extended manic episode. But with minimal reflection on mental illness and even less on recovery, the message seems to be that illness is fun and treatment sucks. Which makes the book feel less like a product of recovery than an artifact of her symptoms, and reading it feels uncomfortably voyeurist.

This book surprised me! I connected with the main character so well! I def. recommend this read :)

#HeatOfJuly This true life memoir features some very #promiscuous behavior which was beyond shocking. Suzy Favor Hamilton, a 3 time Olympic athletic, suburban housewife and young mother was turning tricks for exuberant fees & lavish gifts. Addicted to the rush of a thrill & power of attention, Suzy Hamilton soon finds the glamorous world of a paid escort to tempting to quit. It‘s a page turner!

This was such a captivating read...I was amazed how a gifted athlete, 3 time Olympian, wife and suburban mom found herself ranked as the number two paid escort in Las Vegas. More astonishing is the role her husband took throughout Suzy‘s ordeal, as he stood by and accepted his wife was sleeping with men and women for money,gifts and excitement. I read this for #booked2018 #OlympicSport #MentalHealthAwareness

This was a fascinating story about olympic runner turned Vegas escort, but it was poorly written and lacked sincerity. I was disappointed that it focused on Hamilton's escapades and not on her treatment and the effects that untreated and misdiagnosed mental illness had on her family and life. It was frustrating to see her husband stand by and watch her engage in harmful and risky behaviors without getting her the help that she obviously needed.

I am struggling with this one. It is hard to listen to her continuously make self destructive choices, even though I know it is because she has an untreated mental illness.
Even more difficult for me to listen to her husband​ continuously condone and support these choices without getting her help!
I do have empathy for what Suzy and her husband are going through in this book, but it still make me cringe.

Mostly a pick. I actually really enjoyed this palate cleanser. It's an easy read about a hard subject - bipolar disorder. Unfortunately the book kind of truncates before she gets to the hard work getting on meds, seeing a psychologist and fixing her marriage. Good book, but it could've been more.

Another edition of Cheerwine and a book. 👍🏻 Carolinas love ❤️❤️❤️