false 12373 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1219092301m/12373.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1219092301s/12373.jpg 40722 18 14675 12 2 1986 The Sportswriter total:1700|5:384|4:667|3:408|2:172|1:68| 1700 6228 2388 238 7849 3.76 5775 748 14385071 165855 40722 0394743253 9780394743257 191 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40722.The_Sportswriter 3.65 1347 1986 2 2 false Sun Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 02 13:51:44 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 02 13:14:22 -0800 2008
But after a while, say about 250 pages, I stopped finding the character thoughtful and subtle and started thinging he was kind of a boorish self-servi...more...]]> 49230896 270019 40722 0394743253 9780394743257 191 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40722.The_Sportswriter 3.66 1700 1986 4 1 true Fri Mar 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 06:38:11 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 11:08:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 17527641 304548 745608 0679762108 9780679762102 37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185370279m/745608.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185370279s/745608.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/745608.The_Sportswriter 3.67 290 1986 2 1 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 11 13:00:09 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 26 06:48:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2327167 149353 745608 0679762108 9780679762102 37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185370279m/745608.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185370279s/745608.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/745608.The_Sportswriter 3.66 1700 1986 4 1 false Sun Jun 24 09:17:36 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 26 17:52:11 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3699417 82766 745608 0679762108 9780679762102 37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185370279m/745608.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185370279s/745608.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/745608.The_Sportswriter 3.66 1700 1986 4 1 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 28 07:58:44 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 20 18:15:37 -0700 2007 more...]]> 8742890 4290 745608 0679762108 9780679762102 37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185370279m/745608.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185370279s/745608.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/745608.The_Sportswriter 3.66 1700 1986 4 1 false Thu Jun 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 06 08:49:06 -0800 2007 Thu Jun 12 06:21:16 -0700 2008
But when I returned to the trials and tribulations of a near-forty year-old sports...more...]]> 49156646 1039857 40722 0394743253 9780394743257 191 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40722.The_Sportswriter 3.66 1700 1986 4 1 false Fri Mar 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 10:24:29 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 10:27:16 -0700 2009 43456239 1652278 40722 0394743253 9780394743257 191 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40722.The_Sportswriter 3.66 1700 1986 4 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 18 08:47:41 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 08:48:00 -0800 2009 more...]]> 42226010 1873510 745608 0679762108 9780679762102 37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185370279m/745608.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185370279s/745608.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/745608.The_Sportswriter 3.66 1700 1986 5 0 false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed Jan 07 10:13:44 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 10:17:22 -0800 2009 2 more...]]> 75247813 2863082 40722 0394743253 9780394743257 191 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40722.The_Sportswriter 3.66 1700 1986 5 0 true Sun Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 09:15:14 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 09:15:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 73522984 1220177 40722 0394743253 9780394743257 191 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40722.The_Sportswriter 3.66 1700 1986 4 0 false Mon Oct 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 11:27:57 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 11:41:29 -0700 2009
How much of your grief do you put on display, and of how much do you permit yourself to be consciously aware?

The beauty of this book is its honesty in appraising the possible s...more...]]> 61761484 1471724 40722 0394743253 9780394743257 191 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40722.The_Sportswriter 3.66 1700 1986 0 0 false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 09:03:23 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 09:19:58 -0700 2009 Anyway, I think I hated it. It was really well written. Observant. Thoughtful. Strikingly poetic at times...more...]]> 53071826 1553970 745608 0679762108 9780679762102 37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185370279m/745608.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185370279s/745608.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/745608.The_Sportswriter 3.66 1700 1986 5 0 false Fri Apr 17 17:57:09 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 18:06:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 66032475 2582387 40722 0394743253 9780394743257 191 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40722.The_Sportswriter 3.66 1700 1986 3 0 false Sun Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 03 13:10:31 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 13:11:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 7108078 436693 40722 0394743253 9780394743257 191 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40722.The_Sportswriter 3.66 1700 1986 4 1 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Mon Oct 01 16:13:09 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 01 16:16:13 -0700 2007 more...]]> 44756256 36030 40722 0394743253 9780394743257 191 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40722.The_Sportswriter 3.66 1700 1986 4 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 09:38:09 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 10:36:07 -0800 2009 more...]]> 37930293 130981 40722 0394743253 9780394743257 191 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40722.The_Sportswriter 3.66 1700 1986 5 0 false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 17 04:54:49 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 12:47:59 -0800 2008 While the material in this work is the typical and well-worn Rabbittesque tale of suburban angst set in New Jersey, instead of Pennsylvania, with a not exactly likeable protagonist named Frank Bascome, I enjoyed this work immensely. A book about embracing the mystery of life, trusting your in...more...]]> 10977179 141958 40722 0394743253 9780394743257 191 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40722.The_Sportswriter 3.66 1700 1986 4 1 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 24 19:06:55 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 16 11:12:51 -0800 2008 37333688 1551688 913985 1860461719 9781860461712 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179420221m/913985.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179420221s/913985.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/913985.The_Sportswriter 3.67 9 1986 5 1 false Mon Nov 10 10:33:31 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 02:04:33 -0800 2008 50679898 1291846 40722 0394743253 9780394743257 191 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40722.The_Sportswriter 3.66 1700 1986 3 0 false Tue Mar 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 27 21:38:20 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 21:38:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=12373