A review by nqcliteracy
All the Dreams We've Dreamed: A Story of Hoops and Handguns on Chicago's West Side by Rus Bradburd

2.0

Imperative to disconnect the story and real lives from the narrative. The players are important, but the writing lacked cohesion. At times, it read like Kotlowitz and a trained journalist’s eye, but often the author’s opinions intruded. It was further weighted by basketball stats that lacked an editor’s touch. Still, the content is unwaveringly important: Chicago gun violence is intertwined with basketball. Players are murdered. Innocent people like Shawn Harrington lose limbs and dreams. We desperately need stricter gun laws and anti-violence education. And it was intense/ interesting to read details about violence happening in nearby neighborhoods; a whole text about the city’s west side.