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Overtime: A Basketball Parable
A high-school basketball coach is given a chance to reconsider decisions made during a long and unsuccessful career. A mixture of Field of Dreams and The Great Divorce and The Divine Comedy.
275 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 3, 2015
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May 14, 2018
Psychology
The depth of analysis in the psychology of the characters was fascinating and had me thinking about the story when I was not reading it. As a critique there was some repetitive writing and at times the jumping around from eras in the lives was confusing. But man can Ellis capture the details of thought and feeling in a clear and vivid picture. I have read this book and In the Forest of the Night. It is apparent that his strength in writing is his ability to convey the psychology of his characters and their respective plights. I see him getting better at the rudimentary aspects of writing the more he does it. But he has the hard part down cold. Story telling and character development.
The depth of analysis in the psychology of the characters was fascinating and had me thinking about the story when I was not reading it. As a critique there was some repetitive writing and at times the jumping around from eras in the lives was confusing. But man can Ellis capture the details of thought and feeling in a clear and vivid picture. I have read this book and In the Forest of the Night. It is apparent that his strength in writing is his ability to convey the psychology of his characters and their respective plights. I see him getting better at the rudimentary aspects of writing the more he does it. But he has the hard part down cold. Story telling and character development.
October 7, 2024
Larry Ellis is a master at character development- getting to their fictional minds and emotions - especially that of the main character. The book is written from a unique perspective - that of a high school coach reviewing his career - and observing it post mortem. Excellent read.
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