The Longshot by Katie Kitamura – review
I’ve long believed that Cormac McCarthy’s The Road should be on every high school English syllabus in the world. It’s the perfect novel to ignite a spark in a certain type of young person’s mind, the type of book that can reach into your video-game-addled brain and shake and squish it until you realize that, “Hey, there’s something awesome going on in this world Teach calls modern literature.” And today I would like to add to that imaginary syllabus another modern work that can get kids to stop saying, “My name’s Todd, I’m 14, and I just love those video games.”
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The Long Shot by Katie Kitamura review
Sometimes when seeking out the best of or really strong examples of something it can be necessary to go outside of the acknowledged boundaries; to look for those who may not self-identify with what they are. For example maybe you read a book and see that it is a horror story though it may be marketed as a thriller.
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