Cut Time : An Education at the Fights

Rating:
Summary: A Knockout
Review: I'm not a huge boxing fan, but having read a few of Rotella's pieces in the Post magazine I thought I'd give this book a try. Glad I did! Great stuff on boxing but also wonderful character studies of people as diverse as Larry Holmes, a struggling student, and Rotella's Sicilian grandmother. The Holmes stuff is classic, interesting even to people like me who had no idea who he was. I'll be recommending this one to all my friends.

Rating:
Summary: Excellent Book
Review: Rotella is a great ethnographer; i'm not a boxing enthusiast but this book exposed me to a deeper side of boxing - a sport where people feel, dream, fail, and persevere. A good read!