Reents is doing an author talk at a book shop near me, so I grabbed it. Unfortunately, turns out I'm going to be out of town for it, so I ended up reading it for nothing! Except for my own enjoment and satisfaction.
## What I liked about it ##
It's about a women's cross country team. And the whole thing turns on this idea of "we loved it, and we hated it." It describes their relationship to running, to each other, to their bodies, to their sexuality, to the men they know. About the abuse they willingly suffer at the hands of their coaches, their boyfriends, one another, societal expectations. But how much they love each other and love running despite it all.
It's lots of feelings, and it's really good.
## Who I'd recommend it to ##
Somebody who wants to read about young women relating to each other. Anybody who used to or currently runs competitively.
Content warning for sexual abuse, and abuse of alcohol.