Ella's review
Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella
I admit I've always had a certain fondness for the movie, so when I saw this is the used bookstore I added it to my pile. As expected, the book was better than movie (surprise, surprise), though in this case I'd say the movie was really quite faithful to the book with only a few exceptions. But the book was definitely more graceful and more subtle than the Hollywoodization. I'd give it 3 and a half stars, really: quite enjoyable, if not mind-blowing.
