At its heart this memoir is the story of a young boy growing up with an abusive father. There are some particularities to this story that add context, plot, focus, and some pretty harrowing moments, but that central idea never fades from this story. David Crow’s father was a former prisoner at San Quentin, whose crimes and legends are murky both for David in the memoir and for us as readers. His father seems to be constantly running his mouth, inflicting damage on his family, […]