A review by katietaylor04
Boys Among Men: How the Prep-to-Pro Generation Redefined the NBA and Sparked a Basketball Revolution by Jonathan Abrams
3.0
A very interesting read. There were so many stories that I didn't know, and even some that I did that were put into a different context and gave me a fascinating glimpse at, and understanding of, how the game of basketball has grown and evolved.
I guess that my main issue with the book is the overall set up of the book. Sometimes it is thematic, sometimes it follows several people, sometimes only one, the timeline jumps all over the place so that overall, the book itself was really hard to follow which made it really hard to engage with. It also assumed that I knew things about the sport and its history that as a newbie fan, I don't know. Maybe that is my fault, not doing enough research beforehand, but as an author, it seems counterintuitive to just assume that everyone who reads your book understands all the complexities like you do.
I guess that my main issue with the book is the overall set up of the book. Sometimes it is thematic, sometimes it follows several people, sometimes only one, the timeline jumps all over the place so that overall, the book itself was really hard to follow which made it really hard to engage with. It also assumed that I knew things about the sport and its history that as a newbie fan, I don't know. Maybe that is my fault, not doing enough research beforehand, but as an author, it seems counterintuitive to just assume that everyone who reads your book understands all the complexities like you do.