218 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099765219
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Books
Publication date: 02 October 1997
Description
Every weekend, in basements and parking lots across the country, young men with good white-collar jobs and absent fathers take off their shoes and shirts and fight each other barehanded for as long as they have to. Then they go back to those jobs ...
Community Reviews Summary of 25,720 reviews
Moods
tense 65%
mysterious 37%
challenging 29%
reflective 29%
funny 27%
adventurous 20%
emotional 12%
sad 7%
informative 3%
inspiring 2%
Pace
medium 27%
slow 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 53% | A mix: 42% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 44% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
No: 49% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 74% | It's complicated: 10% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Mental illness, BloodModerate
Cancer, Suicide attempt
218 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099765219
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Books
Publication date: 02 October 1997
Description
Every weekend, in basements and parking lots across the country, young men with good white-collar jobs and absent fathers take off their shoes and shirts and fight each other barehanded for as long as they have to. Then they go back to those jobs ...
Community Reviews Summary of 25,720 reviews
Moods
tense 65%
mysterious 37%
challenging 29%
reflective 29%
funny 27%
adventurous 20%
emotional 12%
sad 7%
informative 3%
inspiring 2%
Pace
medium 27%
slow 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 53% | A mix: 42% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 44% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
No: 49% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 74% | It's complicated: 10% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Mental illness, BloodModerate
Cancer, Suicide attempt