Kyle Beachy renverse le récit initiatique dans ses débuts. Son style d'écriture est propulsif et unique sans être forcé, tout en restant éminemment lisible. Il explore la décomposition de la ville et de la famille américaines, l'inévitable douleur de l'éloignement entre amis et amants, et la difficulté persistante à nier ses appétits de base, le tout entrelacé par le thème du baseball. La prose de Beachy est impressionnante et entraîne le lecteur dans le récit.
Perfect for fans of Barbarian Days, this memoir in essays follows one man's decade-long quest to uncover the hidden meaning of skateboarding, and explores how this search led unexpectedly to insights on marriage, love, loss, American invention, and growing old.
Potter Mays retreats immediately after college graduation to the safe house of his childhood home. Each morning his mother makes him eggs just the way he likes them. His father ("not to pressure") promises to help him find a job. His best friend, Stuart, an Independent Thought Contractor working out of his parents' lavish pool house, is willing to serve as a kind of life coach, provided, of course, that Potter pays for his services all summer