Oh man, I cannot read that book without thoroughly violating the man-code. TEARS EVERYWHERE.

I guess I technically already have a couple — a line from "The Giving Tree" down my shoulder blade ("And he would gather her leaves") and an image from "The Story Of The Cat And The Moon" (which, if you haven't seen it, you should take 5 minutes to watch it because it's wonderful and spooky and heartbreaking.)  Enjoy…

SLAP SHOT "descends into anticlimactic late-game zaniness?" I'm gonna assume you're talking about the on-ice striptease. In which case, it seems like you missed the entire subtext of the movie: that audiences (for hockey, or movies for that matter) will enjoy all shades of violence in their entertainment, but who will…