Lewis Hamilton: My Story

I don't understand why some are rating this book 1 star! I don't know exactly what you were expecting after all this is a 22 year old young man barely into adulthood, although understandably you would be forgiven for forgetting, his maturity belies his age. Evidently some haven't even read it at all but still feel entitled to review? Anyway I personally chose to buy the only book by the man himself (albeit ghostwritten) out of all 7 as I am thouroughly fascinated by his whole being and not just his racing. That curiosity is answered and to put it simply LEWIS IS HIS FATHER'S SON and he leaves you in no doubt at all (if ever there was any) that he is who he is in everyway because of his father, followed closely by his stepmum Linda and brother Nic. The only dissapointment I would say is the deliberate censorship of his real mum and her side of the family from the story, if you ask me that is where the juicy stuff is. So if you are looking for some warts and all story, you won't find it here but that should come as no surprise as he has shown that he is honed to perfection by the PR machine.
It is also nice to relive the joy and pain of this gone season with him so to speak, with the China nightmare poignantly standing out. That was gut wrenching for all that were rooting for him and he allows you to step on the other side, looking from the inside. A lot has been censored but as I said he's into his first year not a great stage to be spilling the beans and all and possibly not that many beans anyway. At best it is a very inspiring story of a young boy with a dream and a super solid family behind him and his dream (or their dream should I say). I shall be looking forward to the sequel, hopefully a tell-all memoir.

Missed opportunity ... (4/4 people found this helpful)

Considering this is the official offering on Hamilton, I have to say I'm not very impressed. It's OK, but the laughably large amount of blank page around the text says it all. I nailed it in an evening and felt all the unwiser about our nation's newest sporting hero as a result.
A review in The Daily Telegraph last week of all the Hamilton books currently hitting the shelves pointed to 'The Full Story' by Mark Hughes being the best of the bunch. I've now read that as well and I don't know about the other books on offer, but I do know that The Telegraph was right about the official one, Mark Hughes' book is head and shoulders above that.

Rubbish -I guess the other reviews are by the Publisher's (3/8 people found this helpful)

This book is so dull, I'm a big fan and was interested to hear what he had to say. Sadly he's as one dimensional as he sounds in interviews. His ghost writer should just give up!

I haven't achieved anything but here's my book anyway. (19/48 people found this helpful)

I'm pretty sure that if I competed in F1 next year, I wouldn't win it- just like Lewis Hamilton. Having skimmed this veneer of a story I'm also sure that I am: 1. Much more interesting than our Lewis and 2. Being in my mid thirties have infinitely more tales of worth and mirth about life.

Why waste your time reading about this kid when you could broaden your horizons by reading a real book written by a real author about somebody that has a real story to tell. Letter to Daniel by Feargal Keane for instance. Now THATS a book.

If someone is begging for this for christmas, get them a book about Senna or James Hunt. Proper F1 icons. Or Nikki Lauda.

Lewis- get a life, then write a book.

An amazing year (11/18 people found this helpful)

I've just finished reading this and as a big F1 fan found it a hugely enjoyable read.
The Lewis Hamilton story to date is genuinely inspiring and that story is well captured here.
Its not a long book but you wouldn't expect that - his story is after all just beginning.
But the F1 season this year, viewed through Lewis's eyes has a enough twists and turns to make it an excellent read for any fan.
The perfect stocking filler.

Lewis Hamilton

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Missed opportunity ... (4/4 people found this helpful)

Rubbish -I guess the other reviews are by the Publisher's (3/8 people found this helpful)

I haven't achieved anything but here's my book anyway. (19/48 people found this helpful)

An amazing year (11/18 people found this helpful)

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