Jonathan Stroud’s Reviews > Football in Sun and Shadow > Status Update

“Evicted by cars, trapped by violence, condemned to isolation, we live packed in ever closer to one another and feel ever more alone, with ever fewer meeting places and ever less time to meet.” But every now and then, “[We] kick the ball every so often out of sheer joy.”

I want to visit the River Plate now

Uruguay’s history in soccer is freaking beautiful

Only better and better every page

Galeano’s writing is some of the most interesting and beautifully crafted I’ve read. I freaking love this book. He’s hilarious, insightful, and takes your breath away all at once, and I’ve just started