A brilliant novel that teeters between somewhat kilter and completely off-kilter at times. We begin with our narrator, one Frederick Exley, going to a bar on a Sunday to drink while watching football. Both parts of that event seems equally important. He is completely enamored by both aspects. He’s escaping a bit from his weekly teaching gig, one that he secured by promising the principal he would never create too much of a problem with his drinking, as his reputation preceded him. He goes into […]