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A review by jordanelliotbeaven
Fast Eddie: My 20 Years on the Run as Britain's Most Wanted Man by Eddie Maher
5.0
I listened to this via Spotify Premium, the way this book was written was just incredible. It kept me hooked on his life with him and his family’s life on the run. Although he says as the years went by it felt less and less like he was on the run and he was just a part of the “all American family” stereotype. The day he was caught he had just got home from dropping his youngest son off at school.
I really enjoyed this book, the way the book was read was awesome, it felt like his story was being told as if he were talking to a friend.
This is a story that shows the turmoil a man (or anyone actually) can go through from making one wrong decision or being born into a family where crime was your normal surroundings. I was really interested in all aspects of this book and honestly I think the way it’s written and also was spoken are probably my favourite part of this book.
The emotions I could hear in his writing as he misses his family, cutting off from all his life to live life on the run, the way the children & wife were left to try and get back to the UK and the pain in his words when he realised his wife was the one who suffered the most out of him and her as he knew his fate would eventually be he ends up in prison but his wife had to go through so much more especially not knowing her fate once Eddie had been arrested.
It shows that not all “criminals” are criminals as some may feel pressured into committing crimes and therefore ending up serving prison sentences. Especially those who have been bought up from a rough background but want to set themselves straight, this was showed when he worked his way up the cooperate ladder starting from scratch when they moved to America.
Yes the man committed a crime but I’m trying to look at it from the bigger picture, looking at society, the different ways of society depending on what working class you fall in.
In the end, it seemed that Eddie just wanted what was best for his family and he fell into desperate times which he didn’t want his family to suffer so he made the decision he thought was best at the time. It’s the same for millions of people in the world - it’s actually a rather sad reality especially when you’re on or below the poverty line.
I highly recommend this book, I loved the audio version. It felt more powerful and emotional.
This is my opinion and yours may differ but we are all entitled to our own views and this is just a take on mine.
I really enjoyed this book, the way the book was read was awesome, it felt like his story was being told as if he were talking to a friend.
This is a story that shows the turmoil a man (or anyone actually) can go through from making one wrong decision or being born into a family where crime was your normal surroundings. I was really interested in all aspects of this book and honestly I think the way it’s written and also was spoken are probably my favourite part of this book.
The emotions I could hear in his writing as he misses his family, cutting off from all his life to live life on the run, the way the children & wife were left to try and get back to the UK and the pain in his words when he realised his wife was the one who suffered the most out of him and her as he knew his fate would eventually be he ends up in prison but his wife had to go through so much more especially not knowing her fate once Eddie had been arrested.
It shows that not all “criminals” are criminals as some may feel pressured into committing crimes and therefore ending up serving prison sentences. Especially those who have been bought up from a rough background but want to set themselves straight, this was showed when he worked his way up the cooperate ladder starting from scratch when they moved to America.
Yes the man committed a crime but I’m trying to look at it from the bigger picture, looking at society, the different ways of society depending on what working class you fall in.
In the end, it seemed that Eddie just wanted what was best for his family and he fell into desperate times which he didn’t want his family to suffer so he made the decision he thought was best at the time. It’s the same for millions of people in the world - it’s actually a rather sad reality especially when you’re on or below the poverty line.
I highly recommend this book, I loved the audio version. It felt more powerful and emotional.
This is my opinion and yours may differ but we are all entitled to our own views and this is just a take on mine.