![]() ![]() In spite of these flaws, Crutcher achieves many memorable moments-exchanges between the students in the anger-management class, for example, are idealized but often deeply moving. Nak'' the Japanese cowboy anger-management teacher the black female high school principal) or, in the case of the offensive teacher, outright villains. Many are either saintly multiculturalists (Beau's gay swimming coach, earlier met in Stotan ``Mr. Beau's stern father, who has to be right at all costs-even if it means stacking the deck against his son-is one of the few fully fleshed-out characters. But Crutcher's message sometimes overwhelms the cast and the story line. Chris Crutcher Ironman Hardcover Apby Chris Crutcher (Author) 91 ratings 3.9 on Goodreads 2,754 ratings Kindle 5.99 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 63.59 32 Used from 1.62 3 New from 61.48 1 Collectible from 17.90 Paperback 10.43 - 10.99 51 Used from 1.54 1 New from 10.99 Mass Market Paperback 8.85 32 Used from 1. Beauregard Brewster, a would-be Ironman triathlete, chronicles the events that ensue after he insults an oppressive teacher and is forced to take an anger-management class with other troubled students. ![]() At its best, the narrative crackles along in the author's inimitable style. Crutcher reassembles some of the character types he used to riveting effect in his stellar Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes: a teenage misfit narrator enduring grueling athletic training a tough heroine with a tragic past a right-wing authoritarian heavy enlightened teachers and a sadistic father. ![]()
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