Questions About Shoeless Joe

by W.P. Kinsella

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Where are there examples of irony within the novel?

Shawna Do your own homework, kid.

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I read this in University - now suggesting for a gr 11 student who loves baseball - how much sex is in it? I seem to remember som?

Ben Some off the cuff mentions but nothing too graphic. I think he writes "breasts" 3 times? …moreSome off the cuff mentions but nothing too graphic. I think he writes "breasts" 3 times? (less)

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Is this based on field of dreams?

Linda S No, it's the other way around. The movie is based on this novel.…moreNo, it's the other way around. The movie is based on this novel.(less)

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Unanswered Questions (2)

Did anyone else catch how many references were made to “soft”? I wonder if this was a notation to how Ray’s quest was fulfilling dreams, which are soft around the edges of reality.

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what was the reference about Mickey Mantle that was made in the book?

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