Shadow Boxer is a book a book about boxing and the un-luxurius life of a couple of brothers. Monty and his older brother George making life work in the urban life. The book started out with George going to the gym in the early mornings and having some father son boxing with his father. These were the happy moments of the book. His dad taught him life lessons after they boxed. All the lessons revolved around the world of boxing, because his father did too. You could tell that life was great for them. After reading further, I encountered something in this book that I was very familiar with. George found his father dead on the kitchen floor 2 weeks later. This was the book for me…boxing and dead dads. The result was his father was punched to death from so much boxing. Monty was too young to understand. Fast forward to when George is 13 and Monty is 9. This book what the boys do when their hard working mother is always out working multiple jobs to support them. They do odd jobs for people, go to hall of fame museums, and much more. Then Monty wants to start boxing like his dad did, not knowing it killed him. This book goes through the process of George slowly losing Monty to boxing and how he tries to control him and stop him from going into the sport that ended his father’s life
This book was significant to me because I have also lost a father. I know how George felt. That helped me to relate to George’s feelings and actions, and therefore, I could understand it better. This is a great book for anyone who has ever lost anyone, loves boxing, or just loves the joys of the dirty laced, ripped pants, classical urban life of just getting by and living by honor. This book helped me look back on my father’s death in every way. How it helped me to become who I am, and how it made me a person I wish I wasn’t. It amazes me that a giant group of words organized over many pages to create lessons, moralities, and a story could help me deal with something like death. It did.
This seems like a great book and it seems to me that you have a lot of personal connections to this book and the characters with in it. I don’t know what is like to lose a father but I do know what it is like to have a very close family member die. When my father was in the hospital with cancer I was always worrying if he was going to be able to recover and essentially live. I can understand partly in how you must feel when you read this book, but of course I couldn’t come close to how you relate to it. Hope the ending is good.
ReplyDeleteAww David, you are such a strong young man. I wouldn't be able to imagine loosing a parent. Your description of the book is great. The relations you have to this book make it a perfect match for you to have read. Once I looked at the title and saw that this blog was yours, I knew it was perfect. I know that family is important to everyone and it seems extra important to you. I love how you were open to sharing about your father, thank you. Great job, David!
ReplyDeleteDavid, I have read this book too so I have a general understanding of what I can remember but the book did not actually impact me because I couldnt relate. I can see though that it has imaoacted you and that it has maybe helped you connect with something. I am happy that you would be so honest and tell us strait out like that. Thanks for posting and I would put this book on my to read if i haven't already read it.
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