adventures in literacy.

[of_doom]

A month or so, and I've finally finished The Ball is Round, the last 50 pages of it in a sleepless fit two nights ago. It's ... staggering, is all I can really say, just the scope of the research that must have been involved, and how Goldblatt maintains the same level of passionate involvement throughout. The narrative never softens its grip, and

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[applegnat]

Is that the one for which Dave Eggers wrote an essay? Deeply suspicious right off the bat. I feel a very major desire for the Goldblatt book, though - looking forward to the nuggets.

[of_doom]

Yeah, I have to admit I'm intrigued even though I've shied away from all of his fiction writing so far. Just because it's the U.S. and hardly anyone ever does U.S. football justice, not even U.S. football players.

[mocasines]

Totally not related, but I told you his hair was getting ridiculous and now I have proof!

[of_doom]

He's so ... AryanXcore

[stickmarionette]

Anything called the 'thinking fan's guide' automatically makes me suspicious. *g*