A recent episode of Mad Men (yes I'm years behind) featured the Liston-Clay(Ali) fight as a backdrop.
It reminded me of picking up "Sonny Liston Was a Friend Of Mine" and other short stories by Thom Jones (whom I had never heard of before this).
The writing is poetic, often dark with down-on-their-luck protagonists close to self destruction and despair. From boxing to cancer to the Vietnam war and much more.
No punches spared here - so it’s guaranteed to divide opinion.
#bookclub #reading
It reminded me of picking up "Sonny Liston Was a Friend Of Mine" and other short stories by Thom Jones (whom I had never heard of before this).
The writing is poetic, often dark with down-on-their-luck protagonists close to self destruction and despair. From boxing to cancer to the Vietnam war and much more.
No punches spared here - so it’s guaranteed to divide opinion.
#bookclub #reading
