Amazon summary: "Bo Brewster has been at war with his father for as long as he can remember. Following angry outbursts at his football coach and English teacher that have cost him his spot on the football team and moved him dangerously close to expulsion from school, he turns to the only adult he believes will listen: Larry King. In his letters to Larry, Bo describes his quest for excellence on his own terms. No more coaches for me, he tells the talk show icon, no more dads. I'm going to be a triathlete, an Ironman. Relegated to Mr. Nak's before-school Anger Management group (which he initially believes to be populated with future serial killers and freeway snipers), Bo meets a hard-edged, down-on-their-luck pack of survivors with stainless steel shields against the world that Bo comes to see are not so different from his own. It is here he meets and falls in love with Shelly, a future American Gladiator, whose passion for physical challenge more than matches his."
Well, I'm just going to cut to the chase: I believe I have now officially become a Chris Crutcher fan. This may only be the second book of his that I've read, but so far his stuff is right up my alley. I may not have experienced most of the hard things his characters deal with, but the insights he makes ring true to me. I don't know that I can do his work justice. It's just so absolutely touching and real. You can't ask much more than that from a piece of writing. I think every author wants their writing to speak to people and that's what this really does. I can't recommend his work enough.
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