A review by stuartjrodriguez
The Cost of These Dreams: Sports Stories and Other Serious Business by Wright Thompson

5.0

Wright Thompson is one of America's best long-form nonfiction writers because his stories are never *just* about sports: He is far less concerned with box scores and Xs and Os than he is with the people behind those numbers, and how sports has affected them and the people they love. Thompson explores people in sports through the lenses of politics, regions, culture, and history with a deft eye, keen wit, and profound empathy, and delivers his stories in gorgeous prose. While this collection is a must-read for sports lovers, non-sports fans will absolutely be able to appreciate and enjoy Thompson’s writing, too. I adore this collection and can’t recommend it highly enough.