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A review by greatcolorsalad
Aussie Grit: My Formula One Journey by Mark Webber
3.0
I started watching F1 when I was 15 in 2010, and this book definitely gave me a new prespective on how things were behind the scenes back then, and I liked that a lot.
Mark's racing career is definitely book-worthy, with all the ups and downs and twists but I can't help but be disappointed in the writing of this book. It would've been perfectly acceptable if it was in a movie or an interview, but in long-read form the word choice feels like the ghostwriter was trying way too hard to be informal. Maybe all (auto)biographies of athletes are like that, I don't know. This one started so well but then at later moments was just bearable enough to keep reading but I had to make myself do it.
Mark's racing career is definitely book-worthy, with all the ups and downs and twists but I can't help but be disappointed in the writing of this book. It would've been perfectly acceptable if it was in a movie or an interview, but in long-read form the word choice feels like the ghostwriter was trying way too hard to be informal. Maybe all (auto)biographies of athletes are like that, I don't know. This one started so well but then at later moments was just bearable enough to keep reading but I had to make myself do it.