The Kevin Show An Olympic Athlete’s Battle With Mental Illness
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The Kevin Show is a narrative nonfiction account of Kevin Hall, an Olympic and America’s Cup sailor whose life and sporting achievements are examined alongside his experiences with a serious psychiatric condition. Mary Pilon combines reporting, interviews, personal journals, police reports and medical records to present Hall’s story and its impact on his family.
The Kevin Show is a narrative nonfiction account of Kevin Hall, an Olympic and America’s Cup sailor whose life and sporting achievements are examined alongside his experiences with a serious psychiatric condition. Mary Pilon combines reporting, interviews, personal journals, police reports and medical records to present Hall’s story and its impact on his family.
- Thoroughly researched and empathetic.
- Combines Olympic sailing, biography and family history.
- Thoroughly researched and empathetic.
- Combines Olympic sailing, biography and family history.
- Engaging and often suspenseful narrative.
- Highlights the wider effects of mental illness on families.
- −Frequent changes in viewpoint may make the story harder to follow.
- −Some reviewers found the structure uneven and felt parts could have been shorter.
- −Frequent changes in viewpoint may make the story harder to follow.
- −Some reviewers found the structure uneven and felt parts could have been shorter.
Based on user reviews collected from publicly available sources.