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A review by soj19
The Cactus League by Emily Nemens
4.0
Dang. I really liked this book, even though it was sort of like watching a car crash in slow motion. Nemens' cleverly crafted tale - its nine "innings", the way it gets at one story by telling many others - was a compelling read and just what I wanted right now.
There was something oddly comforting about being surrounded by all that baseball, desert, and drama. I think it's because it is just familiar enough, being a pastiche of Americana, while, at the same time, feeling far enough removed from real life so as not to be as painful a read as it might have been otherwise.
There was something oddly comforting about being surrounded by all that baseball, desert, and drama. I think it's because it is just familiar enough, being a pastiche of Americana, while, at the same time, feeling far enough removed from real life so as not to be as painful a read as it might have been otherwise.