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This Sporting Life by David Storey

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This Sporting Life
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David Storey

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Nicholas Beck's review

Dec 04, 2015

really liked it

bookshelves: penguin

Oh the bleak lowering clouds and howling winds that blow through the British class structure. Rugby as a potential way out of a life spent down the mine or in this case as at the beckoning call of a lathe. Love unrequited because it cannot express itself clearly or even honestly because the players themselves only dimly perceive a way to proceed. Excellent evocation of working class life and this is the main focus of the novel filled with characters playing a rough game that has the players trapped economically and emotionally. Final chapter's description of a game is a superb example of sports writing. Highly recommended.

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December 4, 2015 –Started Reading

December 4, 2015 – Shelved

December 6, 2015 –Finished Reading

July 21, 2016 – Shelved as:penguin

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