The Last Shot
by Darcy Frey
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Author: Darcy FreyEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1994-09-23
ISBN: 0395597706
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
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Book Review: More of a doctoral dissertation than a hoops book
Summary: 2 Stars
The story of the four Lincoln High players is compelling, but language Darcy Frey lays on the language way too thick--especially considering his subject. I have a master's degree yet I had to keep a dictionary handy to look up all the five-syllable, three-dollar words he used--how can his subjects, who have little education beyond their terrible public high school, keep their eyes open reading this stuff? Also, beats you over the head with allegory--the scenes of desolate streets may be symbolic, but the journalists' credo is to SHOW us how it's symbolic, not merely TELL us. (Tip to writers: Don't say "one gets the sense that..." Paint the picture well enough, and we WILL get the sense; paint the picture poorly and we won't.) Frey could've taken some style points from Rick Telander's "Heaven is a Playground," whose language better fits the subject without losing any of the drama, the outrage, the sense of injustice and inequity. Telander's book was certainly just as profound--and much more fun to read.Frey's magazine article on which this is based still uses a lot of three-dollar words but is much more concise and to the point, and therefore a much better read. Read that version instead (I think it's in "Best American Sportswriting 1994).
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This is the story of a group of high school boys who have given their lives to basketball. They dream of a college scholarship and escape from the neighborhood. What they have is athletic talent, grace, and years of dedication. The Last Shot introduces us to unforgettable characters and the brutal world of college athletic recruitment.Basketball Books
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