The Last Shot - Review by Joey Penny

The Last Shot: Book Review

            I’ve never been to the projects, but Darcy Frey makes it seem better then what it is, Coney island is filled with drugs, violence, horrible living conditions, condemn buildings, homeless, and lots of talent laying around, rotting away-unused- as if no one cared about it.  Some use this talent to try to get out of the ghetto, go on to something bigger and better, or it’s wasted; by things such as drugs, crime, bad grades, ACT’s, and SAT’s. They take the shot, putting in all of their heart, blood, sweet, tears, life, career, faith, willingness, and all of their power to make The Last Shot.

            The in-depth look at how these superstars where made is the best part. The practices they do are intense like P90X. The skills they have are amazing, they wow me in the NBA on TV, but the details Darcy Frey puts in is better than watching them move fast and swiftly around the defenders, driving to the hoop. The court is where the best action takes place, but off the court is where the drama and romance takes place. The air is filled with hormones and dumb filled brains of the high school students.

            It’s not the romance that keeps you interested in this book to the point where you can put it down, and that is the hope of the young men trying to get out, get out of the ghetto and into the world, to get out and do better than family members of the past. Theirs failure, and success but it all comes with a price. They all pay the price for the shot of getting that division 1 scholarship, playing for a top dog-while getting there four year bachelor’s degree at one of the leading schools across the nation-earning their spot in the world. That’s their real goal, the goal of getting a degree, a better education, to get a good paying job, to get out and escape their past and the ghettos.

            Darcy Frey makes every second of The Last Shot very energetic and enthusiastic. The details and time she puts into every sentence keeps you reading to see what happens. The literary terms used in this book are unbelievable for two reasons. The first reason is how well their connected together and flow from one to another. The second is how well the reader is able to analysis it. This book clearly deserves a10 out of 10 for a rating, or 5 out of 5 stars. It’s one of the best all around books I’ve read in a long time, especially when it comes to sports.