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Horace Hopper is a half-Paiute, half-Irish ranch hands who wants to be somebody. He's spent the majority of his life on the ranch of his kindly guardians, Mr. and Mrs. Reese, herding sheep together in the mountains. But as the Reeses treat him like a boy, Horace can't tremble the shame he seems from being left behind by his parents. He makes a decision to leave the only adoring home he's recognized to prove his value by training to become boxer. Mr. Reese is securing to a means of life that is no longer lasting. He's a 72-year-old rancher with a negative back. He's uncertain how he'll keep things not having Horace but he understands the young man must find his own way. Coming down from the mountains of Nevada to the unforgiving desert heat of Tucson, Horace sees a trainer and starts to get fights. His journey to become champ brings him to boxing rings of Mexico and finally, to the seedy pavements of Las Vegas, where Horace learns he can't change who he's or outrun his future. Willy Vlautin writes from America's heart, chronicling the lives of these who are downtrodden and forgotten with profound tenderness. Don't Skip Out on Me is a lovely, wrenching story about one man's seek out identity and owed that will make you take into account those around you in another way.
