The Crossover Book Review 2026/06/28

So this book takes part in showing how good they are at basketball, with numerous onomatopoeia like ‘FLING’ and ‘SWOOSH’. Their father was apparently really good at basketball, so naturally, their dad teaches his sons basketball.

I feel like this is natural, because a father wants their son to go outside, and play sports. He wants his sons to be better than what he did, and so he pushes them hard to become good at basketball.

If it was me, I would have done the same thing, to let them have better lives than I had, give them new ways to live the world, and freedom to choose what they want to do. This is reflected in my family, as both my parents work hard to give me a better life, to do what I want to do and reach my goals.

However, I feel like they could have been a bit too much pushed, and that they didn’t get to do other things they may have wanted to do. Maybe that’s volleyball, soccer, cooking, etc. The tension was hardest when they did matches, and when they couldn’t perform as well as they usually do in pressuring situations. 

This book was very fun to read, especially as I began to take interest in poems. The book’s written in an unusual format, but that made it even better and interesting to read. Moreover, I also enjoyed basketball as the main theme/center of this book, as again, I’m beginning to take interest in basketball as well. I think the father made the right choice.

If the father had not pushed his kids, they may have not been happy with their performances, and in the future, could have to give up their goals to do something that they did not want to do, but had to, to have a steady life. However, even if the pursued basketball but still failed to get a career, it’s still fine, as they learned something, and that can be used later in the future.