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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By Dave Eyre
Format:Paperback
Kinsella is short stories. Period. I started reading this book as an average teenager who hated baseball, sports and those who played them. I come away from it, my opinions about "jocks" shaken. If you do read it, look for the themes of desolation, failure, dreams, and a "grief cycle" which is really Kinsella's Theory of Life. Extradonairy....beyond description.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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This book was not only enjoyable, but touching. The stories that Kinsella pens in this wonderful collection will change the way you look at the world. Baseball is is more than just a pastime, it is an American legacy. This book brings the romance and passion of the devoted heart of a culture to a vibrant vitality of existence, and will capture the reader in it's embrace. The traditionalists will love the story about astro-turf, and the tenacious Cub fan will love the prophetic story about armageddon. I dearly loved this collection.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
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What a choice for a manager ----the Chicago Cubs could finally win a championship, but then it would be the end of the world! Who said God is fair? Many other gems in this collection, including the dedication of a minor leaguer with an unhappy wife. Read everything you can by Kinsella. Earl Finkler
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great read for the offseason
If you are an avid baseball fan and long for decent baseball fiction, this collection of short stories is perfect. Crafted by W.P. Read more
Published 4 months ago by RickCanale
5.0 out of 5 stars
Baseball Dreams
W.P. Kinsella writes fiction that is a reflection of his true love of baseball. His devotion to his topic is evident to his readers in each of his works of fiction that often seem... Read more
Published on July 16, 2008 by JMack
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Kinsella is a master of short fiction
W.P. Kinsella is an excellent writer of short fiction. Many will know him as author of Shoeless Joe which became the movie Field of Dreams (Widescreen Two-Disc Anniversary... Read more
Published on February 23, 2008 by F. Chloupek
5.0 out of 5 stars
Kinsella's best collection of short stories
My brother told me about W.P. Kinsella in 1984 and I've been a huge fan ever since. I've read everything I can find by him, starting with "Shoeless Joe" and this might... Read more
Published on June 17, 2004 by T. Bratz
5.0 out of 5 stars
Some gems (diamonds, actually)
A collection of baseball stories - or rather, stories involving baseball and baseball players in some way. Read more
Published on November 6, 2003 by D. Wijngaarden
5.0 out of 5 stars
Classic baseball fiction, especially for Cub fans
W. P. Kinsella writes with poignance and wit, capturing both the humor and the occasional tragedy of the game. This collection displays some of his best work. Read more
Published on October 16, 2003 by Thomas Veil
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful baseball writing at its best!
Kinsella is one of *the* masters of writing about baseball in such a way that even the non-baseball afficianado can appreciate it. Read more
Published on December 25, 1997 by A. Lockhart
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- Three Finger: The Mordecai Brown Story by Cindy Thomson on page 11
- The Great Gatsby (Textplus) by Francis Scott Fitzgerald on page 53
- The Ballad of the Sad Cafe: Carson McCullers' Novella Adapted for the Stage by Edward Albee on page 55
- The Great Gatsby: Peng5:Great Gatsby Fitzgerald (General Adult Literature) by F. Fitzgerald on page 53
- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald on page 53
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- Baseball and the Game of Ideas: Essays for the Serious Fan (Sporting Life Series) by Peter C. Bjarkman on 4 pages
- The Norton Book of Sports by George Plimpton on page 121, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Imagining Baseball: America's Pastime and Popular Culture by David McGimpsey on page 37, and Back Matter
- More Sports Best Short Stories (Sporting's Best Short Stories series) by Paul D. Staudohar on page 1, and Back Matter
- Ground Rules: BASEBALL AND MYTH by Deeanne Westbrook on page 155, and Back Matter
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