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4.25 AVERAGE
4.25 AVERAGE
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
This was a quick read and the author offered some interesting observations but I suspect I would prefer reading the references he cited.
I am going to recommend this book to everyone I know this year, and probably next tear too.
An introspective look at masculinity through the eyes of one who chose it, and who has been subject to its whims their entire life. Thomas McBee has once again created a word that will make you think, and see, and experience the the world in totally new ways. From the very first pages this book asks questions that we rarely ask ourselves. And you will find so many instances that will make you look inward as well as outward, to see how you are contributing to the world and it's toxicity. Whether you identify as male, female, neither, or both: this book is an excellent way to examine the world we live in and the men in our lives who inhabit it.
Told with care, attention, and vulnerability, McBee recounts his journey through the masculine heavy world of boxing and how men are molded through it.
If you like sensitive and honest writing, with emotional depth and evocative prose: read this book.
An introspective look at masculinity through the eyes of one who chose it, and who has been subject to its whims their entire life. Thomas McBee has once again created a word that will make you think, and see, and experience the the world in totally new ways. From the very first pages this book asks questions that we rarely ask ourselves. And you will find so many instances that will make you look inward as well as outward, to see how you are contributing to the world and it's toxicity. Whether you identify as male, female, neither, or both: this book is an excellent way to examine the world we live in and the men in our lives who inhabit it.
Told with care, attention, and vulnerability, McBee recounts his journey through the masculine heavy world of boxing and how men are molded through it.
If you like sensitive and honest writing, with emotional depth and evocative prose: read this book.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Transphobia
Minor: Sexual harassment
the story about preparing for a fight is fascinating but I would have liked a deeper dive on some of the metaphysical questions about masculinity that were presented because now I'm just stuck in a thought loop.
Go Forward or Everything I Know About Boxing I Learned From This Book
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Wow. This is so many stories in one. The writing is beautiful, as is the spirit of the writer. It is both a personal quest to understand the man he has become, while at the same time a sociological interrogation of gender and our culture surrounding it. Plus, boxing! As a boxing coach at a queer-embracing, "radically-inclusive" gym, I was fascinated by this narrative that spoke to so many of my experiences - and also asked some questions I've been walking around with. Bottom line, this should be required reading for literally everyone. It is, most assuredly, a knockout.