D Ó hUiginn’s Reviews > The Fight > Status Update

Fine.

It’s like stream of consciousness sometimes. A few paragraphs about Israel, are prompted by the thought that Ali winning is a triumph for Islam and Egypt was gross when Mailer visited.

It’s pretty good. Sets the scene pretty well and handles a large cast of characters around both Ali and Foreman very well.

It’s okay I suppose. A lot of Norman Mailer telling me what’s it’s like to be Black and African or American. Bit of a strange vibe