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Bring Your Legs With You
Winner of the Drue Heinz Literature Prize, this set of interconnected stories center around a retired prize fighter living in Las Vegas. The characters are as unforgettable and intriguing as the dialogue.
- GenresFiction
192 pages, Hardcover
First published October 31, 2004
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December 30, 2010
A really solid collection of short stories full of sparse, believable tough guy Vegas prose linked around the fictional boxer Tommy Rooke. Reminded me a lot of Thom Jones. Tommy has an ex wife, a son named Hector, a possible comeback, and a roofing business. The details almost always feel right, and the dialog is frequently very good. The side of Vegas everyone knows is there, but is too scared to go and find, let alone live in. Investigates (wallows in?) the philosophy of beating someone for sport or pay. Some of the stories get a bit lost in their own mythos, but most of them nail what they're aiming for. Particularly enjoyed the character Carl T. Plugg.
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