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A reissue of bestselling, award-winning author Joyce Carol Oates' classic collection of essays on boxing.
Publication
Harper Perennial Modern Classics (2006), Edition: Reprint, 304 pages
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LibraryThing member amandapants
im not a boxer, but i love watching it and i love even more reading about it. this book was excellent.
i read it slowly (it was before i had a child) and savored every story she chose to include. i even gave it to my boyfriend after i finished, something i never do, because i have a bad habit of
its also eye-opening to have an author that is a viewer in the sport, that is also a woman writing about boxing. or maybe i just like joyce carol oates...
i read it slowly (it was before i had a child) and savored every story she chose to include. i even gave it to my boyfriend after i finished, something i never do, because i have a bad habit of
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treating the books i buy like they are treasures that no one else should touch with their dirty hands.its also eye-opening to have an author that is a viewer in the sport, that is also a woman writing about boxing. or maybe i just like joyce carol oates...
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LibraryThing member DinadansFriend
To state the obvious, few women write about boxing. Joyce Carol Oates penned this meditation on the sport, and it's a well written essay. While she explores the reason for the sport's appeal I was surprized to discover she doesn't like to watch fights until they are over, and she knows who's going
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to win! To me, this rather misses the point. The historian in me understands, but the primate in me enjoys experiencing the uncertainty, and the excitement. Well a person should read it, as it's well done. Show Less
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yo mismo
Una mirada al boxeo desde la visión de una intelectual, y mujer. Joyce Carol Oates despliega su talento para mostrarnos lo que es y lo que significa el boxeo: para los hombres, para la sociedad estadounidense, para el punto de civilización en el que estamos, donde se nos muestra al fin como un
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anacronismo si lo miramos bajo el prisma de la razón. Un libro único que solo podía escribir ella. Show Less
ISBN
0060874503 / 9780060874506