Craig Davidson - The Fighter
Craig Davidson - The Fighter
Publisher: Soho Press | ISBN: 1569474990 | 2008 | EPUB/MOBI | 256 pages | 279 KB/399 KB
Davidson's debut tells the inevitably interwining tale of two boxers, Paul Harris and Rob Tully. Rob is a promising amateur who boxes because he has to. Paul, the son of Ontario winery owners who find him utterly baffling, seems to fight because he enjoys getting hurt. The opening scene follows a fighter preparing for a grotesquely cruel Thai boxing match. Davidson's detailed descriptions of the scars and disfigurements are delivered with such power and clarity that it's worth the price of admission. The rest of the book is spent finding out which of these young men is destined for this awful fate. Before we get to the predictable battle between the two fighters, there are some interestingly gritty moments, but as a whole, the story veers too often into a sentimental sweetness, particularly when Rob and Paul talk to the women in their lives. Think Chuck Palahniuk—with a dash of Nora Roberts. Still, Davidson is inarguably talented, and for all its flaws, this is a memorable and moving first novel.
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