A review by yunabean
Deadline by Chris Crutcher

4.0

I enjoyed this book for the most part. Often times I felt myself forcing myself to read it, however, and that must be why it took me two months to finish. In the beginning it was much based around football, and I can't bring myself to watch the sport on TV so I really didn't want to read about it. Also, the characters seemed super unrealistic at times, especially when it came to Ben's disease.

The whole thing with his Mom confused me quiet a bit, too. Unless I missed it, there was never a real explanation to her behavior or whether or not she has some sort of mental issue, which is the feeling I got.
Overall, it was a decent read. I don't think I'll ever read it again, though.