![]() This therefore isn’t up to the level of Korman’s Pop (BCCB 1/10), but despite possible fumbles on emotional beats, Kester manages to offer readers something often satisfying and undeniably funny, especially for readers with similarly complicated relationships to football. When Brett shows obvious signs of being concussed before a major game with scouts in attendance and the subject of CTE takes center stage, however, the tension seems manufactured additionally, the dialogue is sometimes heavy handed, and the resolution involving the explosion of a beached whale is not only weird but weirdly convenient. Out of Stock Usually Arrives in 7-10 Days (This book cannot be returned.) Gut Check: A Novel By Eric Kester Cover Image. The book explores the great level of sacrifice and loss that seems inseparable from America’s (especially its smallest and most vulnerable parts) commitment to football as Wyatt chases the dream and then questions its worth. Wyatt has wanted nothing more than to play football on Grayport's championship-winning team. ![]() Wyatt Parker wants what his star QB older brother Brett has-respect from his community, attention of girls, the favor of their father, etc.-and he narrates like a self-deprecating color commentator his story of chasing football glory in a town where that means everything. Gut Check Eric Kester 3.77 173 ratings38 reviews A darkly comic high-school drama about brotherhood, body image, concussions, and toxic masculinity from Boston Globebestselling adult author of That Book About Harvard. ![]()
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