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Lädt ... Sports Is Hell (2020. Auflage)von Ben Passmore (Autor)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Biting, laugh-out-loud funny, infuriating. Even as the action spins out into ever greater absurdity, all the direct human interactions feel consistently plausible. ( ) I did not get this at all. The actual book has no summary on it, so I went in totally blind, expecting some kind of satire of our worship of athletes. Instead, I got a jumbled mess about race (maybe?). The Super Bowl leads to riots, which leads to different armed factions fighting for control of the city, which leads to a faction recreating the same Super Bowl in the field, but with more murder. There's clearly some kind of racial political aspect to it - the main characters are black, talking about protests and anarchy, and the white couple is clearly ridiculous. But nothing makes sense or, really, even goes anywhere. I did like the monochromatic orange palette, and the weird announcers. Over-the-top satire often does not work for me, but I found this one biting and amusing. Passmore imagines a Super Bowl where a Colin Kaepernick stand-in leads his team to victory, setting off a sports riot that cascades into a race riot, internecine fights between factions (MLK nonviolence, Nation of Islam, anarchists, Black Lives Matter, white allies), and outright race war. It's a pretty effective but depressing commentary on the current state of affairs. I can't love it, but I certainly respect it. Zeige 3 von 3 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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"After her city wins the Super Bowl for the first time, Tea is separated from her friend during a riot and joins a small clique fighting its way through armed groups of football fanatics to met a star receiver that just might end the civil war or become the city's new oppressive leader."--Amazon. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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