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4.54 AVERAGE
4.54 AVERAGE
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
The author William Kennedy, who as a young newspaper reporter had interviewed him, once called Louis Armstrong "quite possibly the most valuable human being who ever lived."
I might agree, but I would also nominate Buck O'Neil to be included in that conversation.
I might agree, but I would also nominate Buck O'Neil to be included in that conversation.
Amazing book. I couldn't put it down and polished it off in two nights.
Hard to describe...not a baseball book, not a biography, not a Negro Leagues history. Beautiful, whatever it is.
I was surprised at how much I enjoyed reading this book. My father is a big baseball fan so reading it helped me to feel that I was getting a glimpse into him. The love of the game being passed from father to son is beautiful and I have memories of my father and brother outside playing catch. My father also shared this love by taking us to baseball games, particularly to see the Dodgers, his favorite team. He grew up in Southern California.
I like books about people and I have a lot of respect for Buck O'Neil. He seemed like a very classy man with a great attitude and a passion for baseball. I also liked the history of the Negro Leagues, which I didn't even know existed. I grew up hearing how I saw Hank Aaron break Babe Ruth's home run record. I was not even a year old but my dad had me on my lap because he knew we were seeing history. What I didn't know was that Hank Aaron was black. Race was not a part of our discussion. It was about seeing a great ball player.
2018 Popsugar Reading Challenge #29 "A book about or involving a sport."
I like books about people and I have a lot of respect for Buck O'Neil. He seemed like a very classy man with a great attitude and a passion for baseball. I also liked the history of the Negro Leagues, which I didn't even know existed. I grew up hearing how I saw Hank Aaron break Babe Ruth's home run record. I was not even a year old but my dad had me on my lap because he knew we were seeing history. What I didn't know was that Hank Aaron was black. Race was not a part of our discussion. It was about seeing a great ball player.
2018 Popsugar Reading Challenge #29 "A book about or involving a sport."
informative
inspiring
A book that will lift your spirits
It’s a book about a baseball player but it is so much more than that. I bought this book years ago but for some reason never read it. Then as the baseball lockout ended and I started looking forward to the season I decided this would be a good read.
I should have read this much sooner but sometimes a book finds you at just the right time. After a long offseason and several seasons of baseball that is just not fun to watch, this book reminds you of the joy in the game. But more than that — in a time when we are all so polarized about EVERYTHING, you read about a man who could look past all of the crap and still see what was good.
Joe Posnanski is one of my favorite writers, and now that I’ve spent some time with Buck O’Neil, he’s one of my favorite people. I highly recommend this to any baseball fan but truly believe it would appeal to anyone.
It’s a book about a baseball player but it is so much more than that. I bought this book years ago but for some reason never read it. Then as the baseball lockout ended and I started looking forward to the season I decided this would be a good read.
I should have read this much sooner but sometimes a book finds you at just the right time. After a long offseason and several seasons of baseball that is just not fun to watch, this book reminds you of the joy in the game. But more than that — in a time when we are all so polarized about EVERYTHING, you read about a man who could look past all of the crap and still see what was good.
Joe Posnanski is one of my favorite writers, and now that I’ve spent some time with Buck O’Neil, he’s one of my favorite people. I highly recommend this to any baseball fan but truly believe it would appeal to anyone.
It's written at times with a young-adult vocabulary, which is nice because it makes it more accessible, though it can make it feel a little remedial at times. Buck O'Neil was a great guy, you feel like you're getting to spend time with him, that's really what this rating is about. Also I'm just jonesing for baseball at this point.
Buck O'Neil is one of the most optimistic individuals I've ever read about in non-fiction works. A former Negro Leagues player and manager, O'Neill carried the stories and legends of those years around the country to fans and the curious. He'd constantly correct those who misunderstood what the Negro Leagues were like and tried to offer the wonders of the game, which reflects his true love for the national pastime. The book offers a great glimpse into a sport loved and loathed by Americans. I great read for fans and 'meh's alike.
via NYPL - Superb, moving, uplifting. Buck O'Neil was quite a character and a remarkable man - almost anybody could present that in a book, but few could make you feel O'Neil's strength, weariness and humanity as powerfully as Posnanski.