A review by thisaccountisfiction
The Body Scout by Lincoln Michel

3.0

This is an unpleasant, gritty novel, that manages to be pleasant to read. The satirical aspects of the body scout were extremely well done and I enjoyed the novel's slyly comedic edge and wit. Where this book didn't ultimately resonate for me was in its balance of world-building and plot/character development. By the end, I felt bogged down by the book's detailed focus on baseball and the perhaps too heavy emphasis on building the world because the story--despite its unexpected twists--was not giving me great returns on my investment into these details.