By: Paul Volponi
This is the 3rd novel by Paul Volponi and it follows the perfectly written basketball drama story about friendship, deaths, and the price of it all when it's gone. Volponi's characters are right-on. They story was easy to follow in emotional and plot purposes. It's full of mystery and drama all packed into an important game. Our opinions wander around the shape of the situtation depicted in the book and really, in the end we just hate the bad guy full-out.
The story follows Mackey, a young inspired basket-ball player with his friend J.R. -- both living to win the basketball tournament at Rucker park. Street balling isn't just about sinking balls into hoops, its about the drama too. On the day of an important game J.R. is stabbed. Mackey blames himself. The story exposes "the painful truth that some wrongs cannot be made right."
I think the story flows pretty well actually. Volponi's style shows that he understands the characters inside out and knows exactly what they can say and how they can say it. Not expected huh? But it's o perfect. The story is actually pretty dark. Not much good happens in it. The plot really shows us some really intense mystery. I kind of like it actually. The ending was written in Stove's point of view and I thought it was actually very well done. It seemed like a good way to end it off. I would've liked it better if J.R. said soemthing about Mackey being a good loyal friend or something like that.
It would make you feel bad and want to tell him everything. But this ending works out great.
Mark: 6/10
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