Excellently Written Book About Nothing at All
The Sportswriter is neither about sports nor writing. It is about one excruciatingly boring week in the mundane life of a mundane divorced man. There is no real story. There is no beginning, no end, and no real climax. We just follow the life of the guy as he moves through his life for a week.The journey is genuine, and Richard Ford very accurately relates the dialog, feelings and experiences that such a man would have during such a week. The problem is that his life is just really, really boring.The main character, Frank Bascombe, is reflective and introspective during this week and while his thoughts seem genuine, they are neither inciteful or interesting.I enjoyed the writing style and it was done so well it might have been a real life journal. Just a very boring one.I can only recommend this book to voracious readers who don't mind spending hours reading without expecting much entertainment value.