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4.31 AVERAGE
4.31 AVERAGE
Conclusion : baseball is very gay
Overall an amazing and so so so heartwarming debut novel.
Overall an amazing and so so so heartwarming debut novel.
I’d been wanting to read this for the past few months, and what better time than Pride Month?
I had high hopes, but I found this one hard to get into. There was more narration and long paragraphs than dialogue, whereas I prefer a balance of them. There was also a lot of baseball talk that went over my head, and I felt I would’ve gotten more out of the book if I knew anything about baseball. However, it wasn’t all a total loss.
I liked Gene. He was optimistic, and cared a great deal about his teammates. Luis was kind of standoffish and a jerk to Gene in the beginning, but he was still discovering himself and establishing an identity of his own.
Over time, I noticed them opening up to each other about mental health issues and their identities and experiences with queer-phobic people. I thought the progression of their relationship from rivals to tentative friends to lovers was written realistically.
TW: brief depictions of panic attacks, instances of verbal and systemic transphobia and homophobia, references of misogyny towards trans men
I had high hopes, but I found this one hard to get into. There was more narration and long paragraphs than dialogue, whereas I prefer a balance of them. There was also a lot of baseball talk that went over my head, and I felt I would’ve gotten more out of the book if I knew anything about baseball. However, it wasn’t all a total loss.
I liked Gene. He was optimistic, and cared a great deal about his teammates. Luis was kind of standoffish and a jerk to Gene in the beginning, but he was still discovering himself and establishing an identity of his own.
Over time, I noticed them opening up to each other about mental health issues and their identities and experiences with queer-phobic people. I thought the progression of their relationship from rivals to tentative friends to lovers was written realistically.
TW: brief depictions of panic attacks, instances of verbal and systemic transphobia and homophobia, references of misogyny towards trans men
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Great book, glad I finally took the time to read it!
3.5 rounded up. I like the story but I just don’t like tropes where people break up because they feel having a partner will slow them down it’s just not my thing. Otherwise cute story. I love the discussion of trans folks in sports and it helps me think about how am I paying attention to this in real life
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hopeful
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes