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katymvt's review
2.0
Pop Sugar 2018 Reading Challenge-a book about sports.
This book was about saving the local Babe Ruth League. Which is like Little League but for high school kids.
OK, I don't even know where to start. This was supposedly based on a true story. I can only hope that the author took a lot of liberties, because otherwise most of the people involved really need to be committed to an insane asylum. The opening scene has our protagonist David Thompson spying on our antagonist on the Babe Ruth field and he actually contemplates shooting him with a rifle. He has a rifle with him and picks it up and aims it,but then decides that might not be a good idea. Yeah, no kidding. He does then shoot a pile of dog poop next tot he antagonist so it gets on his pants. And it takes him 3 shots, so he easily could have shot him in the leg.
OK, the rest of the book is mostly just whining about how the Elite Travel League keeps stealing players and the BAbe Ruth League will soon lose their charter due to not enough players and that's just wrong because every kid in town should be playing Babe Ruth baseball. The alternative of playing on the other league, or just not playing at all, is the most immoral act since murder.
Speaking of murder, apparently the mob is involved in all of this. I was a little sketchy on that. Because the Elite team wants the Babe Ruth field. There are 2 other fields in town they can play on, but apparently the Babe Ruth field is the only baseball field that is worthy of the game of baseball. And it must be won at any cost.
Just horrible. Dont' waste your time unless you're into total ridiculousness.
This book was about saving the local Babe Ruth League. Which is like Little League but for high school kids.
OK, I don't even know where to start. This was supposedly based on a true story. I can only hope that the author took a lot of liberties, because otherwise most of the people involved really need to be committed to an insane asylum. The opening scene has our protagonist David Thompson spying on our antagonist on the Babe Ruth field and he actually contemplates shooting him with a rifle. He has a rifle with him and picks it up and aims it,but then decides that might not be a good idea. Yeah, no kidding. He does then shoot a pile of dog poop next tot he antagonist so it gets on his pants. And it takes him 3 shots, so he easily could have shot him in the leg.
OK, the rest of the book is mostly just whining about how the Elite Travel League keeps stealing players and the BAbe Ruth League will soon lose their charter due to not enough players and that's just wrong because every kid in town should be playing Babe Ruth baseball. The alternative of playing on the other league, or just not playing at all, is the most immoral act since murder.
Speaking of murder, apparently the mob is involved in all of this. I was a little sketchy on that. Because the Elite team wants the Babe Ruth field. There are 2 other fields in town they can play on, but apparently the Babe Ruth field is the only baseball field that is worthy of the game of baseball. And it must be won at any cost.
Just horrible. Dont' waste your time unless you're into total ridiculousness.
juliasgomez's review
3.0
******I GOT THIS FROM A GOODREADS GIVEAWAY******
I found this book very interesting. The story is very original. But my complaints are:
* is that it does not grip the reader. I sometimes tried to find an excuse to not read it.
* Too many details! At first I liked it, but then it was too much. This book easily be 290 pages. I think Jacob Golder was unnecessary.
Those are my only complaints!
I found this book very interesting. The story is very original. But my complaints are:
* is that it does not grip the reader. I sometimes tried to find an excuse to not read it.
* Too many details! At first I liked it, but then it was too much. This book easily be 290 pages. I think Jacob Golder was unnecessary.
Those are my only complaints!
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