This book review is sponsored by a weekend in Wellington, New Zealand where Mike made me walk to the airport and we were still two hours early.
I'm not usually one for reading celebrity biographies and especially not athlete, celebrity biographies, but I'm attempting to branch out. Reading Lance Armstrong's book made me respect the athlete and person he is. Do I still think he's an egomaniacal perfectionist? Yes. Do I think that is why he has been able to stay on top of the biking world? Absolutely. If you respect nothing else about Lance Armstrong, not even his biking career you have to respect his battle with cancer, but I also believe that anyone who has battled any kind of cancer deserves the same level of respect.
Maybe the best thing about reading this book was coming to the realization that Lance Armstrong is a fallible human with chips on his shoulder about his childhood and people who have wronged him in his career.
If I had to recommend any part of this book, I would recommend the last few chapters, I believe that they are the most revealing chapters of the whole book and carry within them a certain inspiration that can be lacking in the rest of the book.
I give this book a 3 km walk to the airport out of 5.
Upcoming book of the week reviews:
I highly recommend the Kite Runner. It is a very well written book. The author does a fantastic job of bringing you into the scenes. Sometimes I would forget I was reading. I felt like I was witnessing the events as a bystander.
ReplyDeleteI am excited to see your next book review.
This book is not about lance Armstrongs feat in cycling or his illness, it's about the power of oneself and the power that the human spirit has... An exceptional book...
ReplyDeleteIt starts from his early days, giving us an account of his entire life, including instances which people refrain from discussing...
It's an example of expressing your thoughts freely...
Last but not the least.... Read it and live strong!!!!!
Cheers...