If your kid thinks reading is a chore, this won't change their mind—it's heavy lifting. But if they love tennis and have a brain that moves at a hundred miles an hour, this is their Bible.
Wallace doesn't talk down to his readers; he assumes you're as smart as he is, which is a rare thing in sports writing. It’s brilliant, it’s dryly funny, and it’ll make them better writers just by osmosis. It's the opposite of brain rot; it's a high-protein meal for the mind.






