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Reviewed by Rich Follett for Readers' Favorite
Growing Up Too Fast, Dying Too Young by Courtney Miller is a heartfelt, engaging memoir from someone who has known a great deal of pain and personal tragedy, and who has ended up finding renewed purpose and direction in life through loving the Lord Jehovah and service to Him. Courtney Miller’s story is, in many ways, typical of the American Dream (and what can go wrong en route to pursuing it), but also extraordinary in terms of his unique experience of surviving numerous brushes with death and ultimately coming to serve Jehovah.
From a shaky start in New York City, Miller moved with his mother and siblings to Elmsford, NY, where they became “latch key children” as his mother sought work as a domestic while his father remained in New York City. Heroin claimed the life of one brother in New York and, later, another in Elmsford. Disillusioned, Miller enlisted in the Navy and later worked in the private sector, where he met and married his wife. Along the way, there are many adventures and dangers, all conveyed with the utmost sincerity and a natural flair for a good story.
Growing Up Too Fast, Dying Too Young by Courtney Miller, apart from being an engaging reading, would be an excellent model for anyone seeking to write a memoir to leave to his or her family. Miller’s language is plain and easily understood but never dull or repetitive. The narrative is conversational and beguiling and the stories are told with a refreshing candor and simplicity.
