The story of a young illiterate black man of gigantic proportions being taken in--adopted-- by a well-to-do white family and, not without some difficulty, making the most of his chance to succeed.
A tragic, but heartwarming story..A little "too perfect," however, when the young man winds up signing with his adopted white father's alma mater leading some readers, especially those familiar with college football recruiting in the South, to suspect that the author left out or chose to overlook parts of the story---if he in deed had full access to the whole story.
But there is enough ugliness and beauty here, earthy humanity, struggle and sacrifical love to offset that concern or suspicion....And sometimes truth can be stranger than fiction. TThis may be one of those times...
Lots of valuable insight here into the challenges of inner city ghetto life, the challenges inner city high schools face, the recruiting process in the SEC and the evolution of the left offensive tackle position, all good stuff...
Overall, a good book, a very good book, especially since it is a true story...but there is that scent, very faint, but still there....That's unfortunate and perhaps unfair. But it's still there.
|
The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game Books In Print, Audio Books.