Autobiography

All the Colors Came Out: A Father, a Daughter, and a Lifetime of Lessons

All the Colors Came Out: A Father, a Daughter, and a Lifetime of Lessons

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  • Create Date：2021-05-16 06:19:06
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Kate Fagan
  • ISBN：0316706914
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Reviews

Mitzy ，

I won an ARC of this through a Goodreads Giveaway！In this book， Kate Fagan takes us through her life and her relationship with her father。 She tells us of the good moments- where she finds her love with basketball， the restaurant where she decides on her future， the day she learned the importance of having a pair of basketball shoes in the boot of her car- and the bad。 She allows us to enter into her brain space as her father is diagnosed with ALS and the events that will lead to his death on De I won an ARC of this through a Goodreads Giveaway！In this book， Kate Fagan takes us through her life and her relationship with her father。 She tells us of the good moments- where she finds her love with basketball， the restaurant where she decides on her future， the day she learned the importance of having a pair of basketball shoes in the boot of her car- and the bad。 She allows us to enter into her brain space as her father is diagnosed with ALS and the events that will lead to his death on December 9， 2019。 I absolutely loved this book。 Fagan makes it very well known that her father was human and his death does not and should not erase the fact that he had faults while everyone lauds him forf all his good- and that is what he wants。 She depicts their love for each other in an all-encompassing way that allows each person the space to be human， and gives a real view in the minds of families that are turned into caregivers。 The frustration， the anger， the depression， the realistic self-evaluation， especially during an age where people put everything on the internet。 It's very human， very beauitful， very real。 And I thank the author for their vulnerability。 。。。more

Nicole Quattro ，

I wasn’t sure how I felt about reading a memoir written by an author I didn’t know。 But the subject of a father-daughter relationship and how it plays out as he fights a terminal illness was compelling。 The initial premise reminded me of The Middle Place by Kelly Corrigan but that might be because I loved the analysis of a father-daughter relationship。 Having lost my own father in my 20’s I found much of what Fagan wrote relatable。 I love that Fagan didn’t sugarcoat their relationship， yet inclu I wasn’t sure how I felt about reading a memoir written by an author I didn’t know。 But the subject of a father-daughter relationship and how it plays out as he fights a terminal illness was compelling。 The initial premise reminded me of The Middle Place by Kelly Corrigan but that might be because I loved the analysis of a father-daughter relationship。 Having lost my own father in my 20’s I found much of what Fagan wrote relatable。 I love that Fagan didn’t sugarcoat their relationship， yet included the highs and lows。 Throughout it all， though， the love she has for her father was evident。 What she learned about herself through her father’s battle with ALS provides a lesson for all who read this memoir。 。。。more

Erin ，

What an absolutely beautifully written book。 I’m not kidding when I say I laughed out loud。 I also needed a few tissues， so there is that， too。 Looking forward to reading more from Ms Fagan。

Isley Forrester ，

I am a daddy’s girl。 Loved the book。

Lexie ，

An inspiring story of love， grief and redemption told with brutal honesty。 Don’t approach it as a sports book because it’s not， although that aspect will definitely be appealing to a lot of readers。 Think of it more like a page turner that will help you think more deeply about how you relate to the people you love and how you want to be there for them in the end。

Shawna ，

Basically， my heart broke over and over reading this phenomenal love story。 An intricate story about love， regret， deeper meanings， heartbreak， and more love。 Kate is a beautiful writer， and a beautiful story-teller。 Knowing this is her own true story makes it all the more compelling。 I absolutely loved this book and had a hard time putting it down。

Greg Dietz ，

I received an advance copy of this book。 I was not asked to provide a review， but I must。 Kate Fagan has always been a favorite of mine， whether it was her work for the Philadelphia Inquirer， her television appearances for ESPN， and more recently her book “What Made Maddy Run。” When I learned Kate would be releasing this book， I immediately knew I would have to get my hands on a copy。 This book left me in tears at numerous occasions and touched my heart in a special way as I read through this am I received an advance copy of this book。 I was not asked to provide a review， but I must。 Kate Fagan has always been a favorite of mine， whether it was her work for the Philadelphia Inquirer， her television appearances for ESPN， and more recently her book “What Made Maddy Run。” When I learned Kate would be releasing this book， I immediately knew I would have to get my hands on a copy。 This book left me in tears at numerous occasions and touched my heart in a special way as I read through this amazing portrait of Kate’s father as she explores and reflects on their beautiful relationship。 It is raw， it is real， and their story is told in a very genuine and heartfelt manner。As the #girldad of a two-year old， I can only hope to be for my daughter what Kate’s dad was for her。 I learned lessons in this book from her dad that I will carry with me for a long time。 I absolutely see myself picking this book up time and again as a reminder of how to be the best I can be for my own daughter。If you’re a girl dad， simply love a parent or other role model， if you’ve been affected by ALS， or you just want a story of true familial love， this book is for you。 It is a story that needed to be told and that needs to be shared。 。。。more