A review by isabelreads
Against Football: One Fan's Reluctant Manifesto by Steve Almond

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5.0

A slim brilliant barrage in the fight against football. I discovered Almond's book thanks to Savywritesbooks video on the Blindside and the scandals that emerged from it. My only critique is honestly that I'm dying for a 10th or 15th anniversary edition. I think Almond and other football skeptics and critics were really on the edge of something that exploded post 2014 thanks to Kapernick, Trump, and NCAA image rights, etc. I think it would be worth it to see how Almond's views have continued to evolve. From what I saw.on Savy's channel, he's still as biting on this topic as he ever was (esp for a white man) and I'd be excited to see more from him on football!