Mike's review
The Sportswriter by Richard Ford
this book is basically a very introspective tale of an average middle aged man who is just as confused about the secrets of life as nearly anyone else out there. The main character is Frank Bascombe and in recent years his marriage has failed, his first son has passed away and his career as a novelist has fizzled. He now is a sportswriter and claims it to be his calling, but still, something is missing in frank's life and he doesn't know what it is.
Throughout the novel frank struggles with women, peers and his own personal demons and by the end of the novel the reader gets can really understand that frank bascombe is on of the most genuine characters ever created. I tend to think that I am not even same "type of guy" as frank, but i still found this book funny and interesting. I also find frank's struggle through life inspiring, because he doesn't let the speedbumps of life completely drag him out of the fight.
Throughout the novel frank struggles with women, peers and his own personal demons and by the end of the novel the reader gets can really understand that frank bascombe is on of the most genuine characters ever created. I tend to think that I am not even same "type of guy" as frank, but i still found this book funny and interesting. I also find frank's struggle through life inspiring, because he doesn't let the speedbumps of life completely drag him out of the fight.
