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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten. A remarkable look at big time college football through a fiction lens. What is amazing about this book is that I have heard similar stories from college athletes that sound s familiar to what I read in this book.If you are interested about big time college football this book shows some the ugly side of a sport I love. Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten. I grew up in the southern United States where college football was/is king. Especially in my home state of Arkansas, where cotton, rice, soybeans and the Razorback football made up most conversations. (When I was planning my wedding, Daddy told me that he was unavailable September through December, non-negotiable. Such is the power of college football. I married in July.)Mark A. Slater’s first novel takes on the dark underbelly of college football and combines it with the deep human need for connections, to be with one’s own. Football teams are the perfect example of a tribe working, playing, protecting each other and dominating the other teams. And wow, does Slater pack a punch! The story centers two young Georgia men, Wally and Henry. Henry suffers from an undiagnosed medical condition that I would describe as autism, but I’m not a doctor. Henry’s talent is his ability to kick a football. As long as Wally is the holder, Henry NEVER MISSES, whether it’s from twenty yards or sixty yards. Henry NEVER MISSES. As kids, Wally suffered parental abuse while Henry was left largely ignored. Wally dreamed of attending Bastille University and becoming a member of the Tribe football team. (So much symbolism in that choice of moniker.) He had the grades to be accepted but not the financial resources. When the scouts come calling, Henry is offered a full ride, provided he can do he scholastic work, and where Henry goes, Wally goes, so the university makes it happen. In the first half of the book, the team is led by Coach John Oldham. He and his coaching staff are trying to build decent young men as well as win football games. The team coalesces into a tribe that works hard and plays hard. Coach Oldham reminded of what I thought Bear Bryant would have been like. In the second half of the book, Coach Oldham is replaced by Coach Castritt. The staff he brings with him have the same belief: Winning is the only thing and everything. Castritt and his staff don’t care about the team as individuals. Players are dehumanized and believe they can get away with anything and everything, from treating others as dirt to committing a horrendous crime. How Wally navigates this new regime is what makes this book a page turner. One thing did irritate me though. One of the teams that the Tribe played against with the Arkansas A&M Aggies. No such school. It’s Texas A&M. All the other colleges/universities were given the correct name. “Sins of the Tribe” receives 5 out of 5 stars in Julie’s world. Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten. An interesting look into the world of collegiate sports culture. While I do think having a philosophy professor show up several times to deliver monologues about the themes of the novel was a tad clumsy, overall Sins of the Tribe is a well-written and compelling read.This was really powerful and dark, and I really enjoyed reading it. This has some similar themes to Beartown (but with football), but is handled in a really different way * This is about Wally and his brother Henry and their dreams to play football for Bastille, a fictional powerhouse in college football. Henry is a star kicker but because of his mental deficiencies requires Wally to help him in school and with the game. When their beloved coach dies, a new coach comes in and changes everything they loved about the team and the sport. * I don't think the topic of toxic masculinity or corruption within football, or any elite sport, would surprise anyone. What stood out to me was the comparison between the original coach and the new one, and what that did to the atmosphere of the team. It makes it so obvious how much of a role one person can have in creating a healthy (or unhealthy) environment, and how kids react when they're trained a certain way in a sport, and how that relates to life. * There's a lot more to this than just the coach being mean -- there's a lot of politics behind it all, and what a school is willing to do to keep donor money coming in, such as overlooking problems with academics or even heinous crimes. * I wouldn't consider myself super knowledgeable on football, and I did not see that as a deterrence here. Maybe I would have understood some scenes differently if I knew all the terminology, but I still thought it was easy to follow and had some exciting scenes. * My only thing keeping this from 5 stars was the ending, which honestly felt pretty sudden and a bit too perfect. But otherwise I very much enjoyed this! Just beware of some serious trigger warnings for sexual assault and abuse. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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TRIBE FOREVER Sins of the Tribe, by first-time author Mark A. Salter, explores the impact of intense tribalism and its resulting dehumanization in a setting that's popular, wildly flawed, and hiding in plain sight: college football. Wally Hestia is on top of the world when he becomes a member of the Bastille University Tribe football team, a six-time national champion powerhouse with a pristine reputation and a nationwide following. But he's only on the team as the holder for his mentally deficient brother, Henry, a kicking prodigy and the person who gives Wally purpose. But over time, Wally sees morality trampled for the larger cause of tribal dominance. When Wally finds himself in opposition to Bastille to the point where he and Henry are in danger, he must choose between the adulation of the larger tribe or embrace the idyllic virtues Bastille had draped itself in, even if it means losing everything. Sins of the Tribe explores these hard truths: morality is subordinate to tribalism and the need for domination through violent proxies is real. Sins of the Tribe will appeal to football fans as well as fans of fiction. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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I'm not really a football fan myself, so some of the technical talk about football plays lost me. That is a minor complaint though. Overall, this is a compelling read for anyone, regardless of how much one does or does not enjoy football at any level. ( )