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I think I missed something. Why is the main character nicknamed Shoe?
Valerie George calls him "Shoe Box" and then eventually "Shoe" because he jokes that Lewis grew up in a shoe box. It starts in chapter two - where George is d…moreGeorge calls him "Shoe Box" and then eventually "Shoe" because he jokes that Lewis grew up in a shoe box. It starts in chapter two - where George is describing what a huge Beatles fan his father is.
"'Those blocks didn't just have music clubs. they were also the place where all the hookers hung out.'
'Hookers?' I asked, picturing a group of people with prosthetic arms."
We don't fully appreciate Lewis' new nickname until chapter ten, though.
"'What'd I tell you about acting dumb, Shoe Box?' He's taken to calling me that if I made a particularly dense observation."(less)
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