The Kevin Show: An Olympic Athlete’s Battle with Mental Illness - Tapa dura

Absorbing and empathetic . . . Pilon is a paragon of dogged research. She's best in reconstructing (via hundreds of hours of interviews) the intertwined life struggles of Hall, his steadfast sweetheart and eventual wife, his vexed parents and some denizens of the competitive sailing world. Her attempts to reach Hall's "inner world" display levels of empathy that touch the heart. (New York Times Book Review)

As [The Kevin Show] journeys through Hall's illness, it also forces readers to consider the 'sanity' of their own relationship to a media-saturated world . . . Grippingly provocative reading. (Kirkus Reviews)

Pilon's compelling portrait of a remarkable young man and the challenges he faces as a cancer survivor, Olympic athlete, and bipolar patient underscores all the difficulties involved, especially in treating mental illness, and offers insights into the effects it has on patients and their families. (Booklist)

A captivating narrative that details the many challenges Hall has faced as a result of his disorder . . . Sharp and compelling, this highly entertaining account will reframe the way you see mental health in everyday life. (Bustle)

Kevin Hall battles a rare delusion. He often believes he's starring in his own reality show. Despite that, he's a husband, dad, and Olympic sailor. How does that work? Fascinating. (People Magazine)

Draws attention to the toll of mental illness on individuals and their families. (Publishers Weekly)

[A] nonfiction standout . . . With impressive detail and sensitivity, journalist Mary Pilon, captures the highs and lows of Kevin's life with mental illness. (Best of the Year, Real Simple)

Pilon's empathetic approach and Hall's precise expression of his unique inner world make this an important biographical study for mental health collections, sports fans, and readers interested in the increasingly blurry line between fantasy and reality. (Library Journal)

Spellbinding. Brilliant. A true-life psychological thriller that captures the ongoing drama of a major mental illness as it unfolds while also recognizing its complexity and majesty. (Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., bestselling author of DRIVEN TO DISTRACTION)

[A] fascinating history . . . The Monopolists lucidly weaves together a multifaceted story . . . [It] builds to an intense pitch--while highlighting several fundamental issues of capitalism. (Los Angeles Times on THE MONOPOLISTS)