Off Chapter Republic: OTR Tries to Run a Bookclub
We probably need a better name than that, don't we?
Well, the football season is officially over (congrats again, Hoosier bros!). There's snow on the ground. It's cold as shit. Basketball is full past the mid-season mark and somehow Nebraska has yet to lose (Paging Kind Of... NATIONS LONGEST WINNING STREAK!!). It's a weird time. Distractions are needed.
To that end: We've discussed this in various game threads before, but it feels like a great time to read a book together. And because this is a republic and we all get a say, we're going to propose a few options and vote! While this is (ostensibly?) a sports site, I don't think the book needs to necessarily be sports focused, but it can be!
I'm going to start this off by throwing out two options, admittedly neither of which I have read. Throw yours in the comments below. We'll compile a bunch of them and vote in a few days.
- Boys in the Boat. A crew of hardscrabble University of Washington rowers win the Olympic trials, head to the 1936 Olympics, and (spoiler) beat the shit out of the Nazi team with Hitler in attendance. A classic.
- The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of and Death in WWII. Marine regiments full of college football stars are preparing for the invasion of Okinawa. They play a game of football on Guadalcanal. Written by the guy who wrote Friday Night Lights.
