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Rules for Becoming a Legend: A Novel
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A spirit-stirring debut about basketball, family, and an unlikely underdog who overcomes adversity to become a legend
Basketball prodigy Jimmy “Kamikaze” Kirkus is destined for the NBA. But before he can sail off into a golden future, Jimmy must reckon with a tragic past and with a curse that has haunted his family for generations. His father had been a basketball great himself, but his dreams of stardom were traded in for a hasty marriage and parenthood. Born into a house haunted by wasted talent, alcoholism, and death, will Jimmy fall victim to the Kirkus Curse or break it once and for all?
In the same vein as the wildly popular Friday Night Lights, Rules for Becoming a Legend uses sports as a lens through which to understand family, community, catastrophe, and hope. This spirit-igniting debut announces Lane as an extraordinary young writer to watch.
Basketball prodigy Jimmy “Kamikaze” Kirkus is destined for the NBA. But before he can sail off into a golden future, Jimmy must reckon with a tragic past and with a curse that has haunted his family for generations. His father had been a basketball great himself, but his dreams of stardom were traded in for a hasty marriage and parenthood. Born into a house haunted by wasted talent, alcoholism, and death, will Jimmy fall victim to the Kirkus Curse or break it once and for all?
In the same vein as the wildly popular Friday Night Lights, Rules for Becoming a Legend uses sports as a lens through which to understand family, community, catastrophe, and hope. This spirit-igniting debut announces Lane as an extraordinary young writer to watch.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5My favorite line from this work is "Meanwhile for Genny Mori, the house started to feel like a foreign country she didn't have a passport for." How many of us feel something similar? Take a look around at your family members and this just hits home. This book is much more than the story of a basketball dynasty in small town America although it does give a straight-on look at team sports and the overblown emotion that follows with the strive for excellence. It's about soldering on through the aftermath of tragic events. It's about heroes who are humans with flaws and it's about a community's expectations for those it loves. Is grandpa a whackadoodledoo or a man with a dream for his son? Is the father making loving and supportive parental decisions? This book needs to be read by you. The media needs to take a look at it for screenplay possibilities. I wish the author much success and thank Penguin for the opportunity to have an early read.