Deadline is the tale of the final year of the life of Ben Wolf, the main character, who learns that he has a disease that will most likely cause him to die. Given the foreknowledge of his death he determines that he will try to make his mark on the world before he dies his untimely and quite frankly, insignificant death. Keeping his disease a secret from everyone including his family, he begins to try to make something out of his last year. He strikes a romantic relationship with Dallas Suzuki, the girl he had liked for so long, he joins the football team despite all the skepticism people showed, he even began to read about Malcolm X and became friends with the town drunkard.
However, things are not as they seem, he isn't the only one who had difficulty with his life. Although the events that actually occur in the story seem foolish and fictional, which they are, the novel also comments on sensitive topics such as racism, American education/culture, and sexual harassment through the characters.
The book is meaningful and also is very enjoyable to read. However, the book is not very sensitive when dealing with these issues, it is blunt and outright. This is something that I found to be a beneficial factor to the book, but some may not see it that way. I do advise the readers to read at their own discretion. Nonetheless, it was a great read!
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