The Blind Spot - by Alex Perez and The Metropolitan Review

On Rita Bullwinkel's 'Headshot'

Laila Ali throws a punch at April Fowler at Turning Stone Casino, 1999. Photograph: Al Bello /Allsport. Alex Perez pulls no punches in this review of Headshot, a much-lauded novel that was nominated for the Booker Prize. Perez is a critic like none other in America, and we’re very excited to have him in The Metropolitan Review. If you want to support our mission of reinvigorating the cultural scene, please pledge $50 today. We’re planning for a print issue that you won’t want to miss. Every $50 brings us closer to making that a reality. And we’ve got a brand-new $5 monthly option, if you…

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