The Good Body The Good Body is a triumphant blend of mordant humor and heartbreak. With this acclaimed novel, Bill Gaston demonstrates yet again that he is one of the best chroniclers of men and sports. Bobby returns to his hometown and scams his
| TITLE | : | The Good Body |
| AUTHOR | : | |
| RATING | : | 4.57 (187 Votes) |
| ASIN | : | 0887849601 |
| FORMAT TYPE | : | Paperback |
| NUMBER of PAGES | : | 296 Pages |
| PUBLISH DATE | : | 2010-07-29 |
| GENRE | : |
The Good Body is a triumphant blend of mordant humor and heartbreak. By turns hilarious and poignant, it’s the story of retired pro-hockey ruffian Bobby Bonaduce, who is stubbornly ignoring a disease that may be killing him. Bobby returns to his hometown and scams his way into university in a misguided attempt to redeem his messy past and lay emotional claim to a son he abandoned 20 years earlier. With this acclaimed novel, Bill Gaston demonstrates yet again that he is one of the best chroniclers of men and sports.
Editorial : To say that Bill Gaston's The Good Body is hilarious is to miss the profound forest for the mesmerizing trees. Oh, The Good Body will split you with laughter (how could a story of an aging semi-pro hockey player cheating his way into a graduate creative writing program not?), but the comedy is in fact another aspect of the novel's intimate understanding of its characters. It is this closeness that wires The Good Body with an electric psychology alternately hilarious, insightful, affirming, and terrifying. None of Bob Bonaduce's career of hockey violence prepares him for the crushing blow he receives in a doctor's office after one foot doesn't stop tingling and his hands suddenly go clumsy. Sent into the boards by the body that has given him a career, a broken marriage, and the purest grace he has ever known, Bonaduce decides to reintroduce himself to his estranged so
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