Luke Estrada
It's a very very patriotic book. I don't know how important patriotism is to me anymore. A huge part of me says I should shed my patriotism altogether for the kingdom of God. Another part of me is still moved by the acts of nobility that try to balance the horrors of our American past. I still cry during the national anthem sometimes, so I still really liked this book.
A beautiful introduction to mujerista theology. I wish I could give this book to all the people I love to explain how my theology has grown and changed, but then they might burn me at the stake
An absolute slog but I learned a lot about process theology and some neat conceptions of love that I'm sure will haunt my sermons
This book is exactly what it said it would be so it's my fault for expecting something else. It reads far more like the history of a handful of cities rather than an analysis of sports stadiums and their cultural importance but I still learned a lot. The last like ten pages are what I wanted the whole thing to be
Inject this book into my VEINS. Read for my “Teaching Controversial Issues” class and this was far and away the most useful book
When it comes to rating sports books everything falls short of Halberstam's The Breaks of the Game but I can't deny that this is a good book. I grew up with some cousins in Miami who were huge Knicks fans and I never understood why but they were at the exact right age when the Heat/Knicks rivalry was going and their dad's a New Yorker so go figure. I also love the giant middle finger to Dolan. Pray for the Knicks
Yeah this jawn was tight. Dr. J's eminence comes through in the few quotes he gets. Really crazy that this ever even happened at all. But that applies to most things I guess
Just fine, more of a self-congratulatory perspective than any kind of history or reporting. Steph Curry cool tho
Absolutely brutal you can't do half stars on this thing. I never grew up with the idea that Michael Jordan was a super nice guy who could do no wrong so “controversies” relayed in this book are in no way shocking. The dude was a competitor, not someone I'd want to play with, but a dude I'd love on my team
I really can't believe this book. I need like a million copies so that everyone in my life can read it. Hot take: love is a force for good?
Pre-Star Wars sci-fi has a nobler feeling than more contemporary stuff even if it drags a little more. Nobody in this book is trying to be a version of Han Solo and that's a good thing. Le Guin rules
Not the best book ever but it made me feel like I was in space having fun so it's exactly what I was looking for
Why can't all sports books be like this? Halberstam is always aware that he's writing about Michael Jordan and basketball but that those two things only exist and work in a larger world that we all live in. Really the only thing this book was missing was the interviews Jordan was supposed to give Halberstam, which definitely would have strengthened it. -1 star because you can tell he's pro “we should all be colorblind” when it comes to race
It's fun when hot people make out! The ending was a little too after-school special for me, but I really enjoyed this book
One of the most frustrating books I've ever read. Really puts the ‘slow' in slow burn. But it was nice to feel all romance-y
This is the kind of important book that leaves me feeling helpless. It does not end on a down note or anything, Marohn gives a lot of room for hope and rebuilding, but it just sucks that now these are all problems that we have to deal with. Why couldn't I have been born a Boomer?
As a book it's nothing to write home about, but as a jumping off point for a new digital worldview it's very compelling. I can't wait til I can get rid of my iPhone
A quick fun read. I wish I had more opportunities to play with language; then again, maybe I wish I was clever enough to play with language.
Incredibly sweet and moving at parts. At times I loved the prose, and at times it became a little self-indulgent, but I think that's what Gay was going for anyway. The best part of this book is that I started counting my delights more or less intentionally throughout my days reading it. Thanks, Ross Gay!
