Kyle Beachy subvierte la historia de iniciación en su debut. Su estilo de escritura es propulsor y único sin ser forzado, pero eminentemente legible. Aborda la decadencia de la ciudad y la familia estadounidense, la dolorosa inevitabilidad de la separación entre amigos y amantes, y la continua dificultad para negar los apetitos básicos, todo ello entretejido con el béisbol. La prosa de Beachy es impresionante y atrae al lector a la narrativa.
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