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The Boys of Summer by Roger Kahn
2.0
The Boys of Summer by Roger Kahn
Roger Kahn revisits his time as a journalist covering the Dodgers in the 1950s followed by interviews with the players years later.
This book was 100% lost on me. The writing was meandering and disjointed with language that may have been excusable when it was written in the ’70s but is now offensive.
I would only recommend it to people who are passionate fans of baseball history, and even then, I would tell them they could probably skip large portions. A significant percentage of the book contains unnecessary asides of Kahn’s personal life. I wanted to listen to a book about baseball – not his weirdly romanticized memory of watching the maid bathe.
*For self-help books and some non-fiction, I will be removing plot and character development ratings*
Writing & Editing: 3
Personal Bias: 1
Final Score: 2
Roger Kahn revisits his time as a journalist covering the Dodgers in the 1950s followed by interviews with the players years later.
This book was 100% lost on me. The writing was meandering and disjointed with language that may have been excusable when it was written in the ’70s but is now offensive.
I would only recommend it to people who are passionate fans of baseball history, and even then, I would tell them they could probably skip large portions. A significant percentage of the book contains unnecessary asides of Kahn’s personal life. I wanted to listen to a book about baseball – not his weirdly romanticized memory of watching the maid bathe.
*For self-help books and some non-fiction, I will be removing plot and character development ratings*
Writing & Editing: 3
Personal Bias: 1
Final Score: 2