Mark's review
Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season
by Stewart O'Nan, Stephen King
Mark's review
Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season by Stewart O'Nan, Stephen King
Mark's review
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recommended for: baseball fans, Stephen King fans
On the surface, this is a book for Red Sox fans. I am not a Red Sox fan. I grew up a Phillies fan, and am the son of a Cubs fan, so I don't need to be preached to about baseball futility. However, the little details of what it means to be a baseball fan are what makes this book so readable. So underneath all the Red Sox rooting, there is a very nice book about being a fan, of a team and the game.
If you don't have a working knowledge of baseball, let this book slide. The authors don't try to explain the game, rather they explain what the game means to them. Parent and child moments at the ballpark, desperately tuning AM radio stations to catch a score, and perhaps even turning your cap inside out when it's really, really, needed.
Those little details help make this book a great addition to any baseball lover's library. And, if you are a Sox fan, go ahead and revel in a perfect season captured in print.
If you don't have a working knowledge of baseball, let this book slide. The authors don't try to explain the game, rather they explain what the game means to them. Parent and child moments at the ballpark, desperately tuning AM radio stations to catch a score, and perhaps even turning your cap inside out when it's really, really, needed.
Those little details help make this book a great addition to any baseball lover's library. And, if you are a Sox fan, go ahead and revel in a perfect season captured in print.
