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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just took 4 13 year old boys to see it. I loved the book, but the movie wasn’t amazing. The boys liked it though and are now interested in rowing.[/quote]

Cheesy rowing movies with better acting than Boys in the Boat:

Oxford Blues
With Honors
The Skulls

Nick Trojan has done a series of shorter films about Harvard, Yale and Cal that your son might find interesting. Here’s the Cal link:

https://www.rowingrelated.com/2020/02/inside-cal-rowing-nick-trojans-new.html?m=1

Books that aren’t cheesy that they should read:

The Shell Game (short, engrossing, accessible- also an all-time rowing classic)

Featuring women rowers[b], so maybe not as accessible to teenage boys:[/b]

The Red Rose Crew
Course Correction (vaguely remember this not being G-rated)[/quote]

Np First I want to say I loved the book so hearing that the movie isn't great means I won't probably see it.  The reason I am commenting is the bolded.     Women and girls are told to read lots of stories about men and the idea that " it doesn't appeal to them" wouldn't register.  Women/girls are just expected to read it and can't get away in life without reading about how great men are. Isn't it sad that you suggestion to teen boys is hey here are great women rowers but, I don't think it is going to appeal to you because hey they are females!

In the 21st century I had hoped that we have moved on and can appreciate the talents of everyone not just men, ( and white men in particular)[/quote]

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