I like baseball, especially college baseball, but I would not have chosen to read a book about baseball if I hadn't read this review by my son. Of course, he writes real reviews as opposed to the brief summaries and thoughts I write. I happen to think he's a great writer, but then, he's my son, so what else would I think?
Anyway, this book is about much more than baseball. It is the story of a young college shortstop (Henry Skrimshander) who is about to tie the record set by the greatest shortstop of all time for number of games without an error, when he makes a wild throw and hits his teammate in the face. This error shakes Henry's confidence and has far reaching effects on several other people as well. The book is all about hopes, anxieties, secrets, ambition, family, friendship, and love. That's a pretty wide net for a baseball story. I found it to be very well written and I rate it 4 out of 5.
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Oooh--I love baseball, and this sounds good too. I'll have to go check out your son's review. I think it's great that he's a reader, too. Maybe there's hope for my son!
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