Friday, July 3, 2020--San Antonio, TX
The Knockout Queen by Rufi Thorpe got an A- from Entertainment Weekly and a good review in TIME. I enjoyed the book, but I just didn't have the feeling that it was worth such high praise. It deals with a number of contemporary topics--alcoholism, teenage homelessness, high school bullying, corporate corruption, ineffective criminal justice system--pulling them together in one story about a young woman and a gay young man who are neighbors without close friends. The title could have been better than it is; it is a direct reference to something mentioned only in the last few pages, although it is an indirect reference to one of the major turn of events toward the middle of the story. Some parts of the story went too fast, and some parts weren't justified very well. Because I enjoyed reading it without becoming too excited about it, I give it 3 stars out of 5 (at least 1 1/2 stars less than most other readers).
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