A review by emreadsbooksagain
There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Loving a non-fiction book about basketball was not on my bingo card but here I am. This book is amazing. The author has woven personal story, commentary on racial politics, the ardour of loving a game, violence, legacy and much, much more into a beautiful book. It is poetic, powerful and passionate. The writing is deeply evocative, tender and plays with form in ways that, even if you're not into ball, you can still be swept up inside.