The Fan

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Summary: If it's suspense that you want...
Review: Abrahams weaves a compact tale about NO ONE versus SOMEONE, while the two of them really suffer from the same affliction: they take themselves too seriously. Using baseball as a backdrop, Abrahams draws us in as the two main characters converge and collide. A good, quick, suspenseful read, especially for the baseball fan

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Summary: PSYCHOPATHIC FAN SAVES THE RED SOX?
Review: Gil Renard is a failed knife salesman, failed husband and a failed father. Gil lives in the distant past when he was twelve years old and the MVP of his little league team. Gil is fueled by rage at the world who doesn't see his importance. Gil is going to prove to the world that he does matter by getting baseball player Bobby Rayburn out of his batting slump, no matter who or what gets in his way.

This book is a slow read and doesn't get going at all until the last sixty pages when Gil's pent up rage explodes.

Rating:
Summary: PSYCHOPATHIC FAN SAVES THE RED SOX?
Review: Gil Renard is a failed knife salesman, failed husband and a failed father. Gil lives in the distant past when he was twelve years old and the MVP of his little league team. Gil is fueled by rage at the world who doesn't see his importance. Gil is going to prove to the world that he does matter by getting baseball player Bobby Rayburn out of his batting slump, no matter who or what gets in his way.

This book is a slow read and doesn't get going at all until the last sixty pages when Gil's pent up rage explodes.

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Summary: Interesting novel about Baseball and its fans..
Review: Gil Renard is an unforgetable, but unlovable charater in Peter Abrahams's "The Fan". He is slowly simmering over the crap that other people give him, with stupid bosses selling crappy knives and blaming him for them not selling. His ex is also shrewish, and he tries to relate to his son, but fails. Soon, Gil finds himself getting closer to a star hitter for the Sox(a unnamed city, but we know he's talking about Boston), while Gil himself starts descending in murder and theft. The commentary about Sox Fans is mostly true, and the ending is definately out of science fiction.

Rating:
Summary: Interesting novel about Baseball and its fans..
Review: Gil Renard is an unforgetable, but unlovable charater in Peter Abrahams's "The Fan". He is slowly simmering over the crap that other people give him, with stupid bosses selling crappy knives and blaming him for them not selling. His ex is also shrewish, and he tries to relate to his son, but fails. Soon, Gil finds himself getting closer to a star hitter for the Sox(a unnamed city, but we know he's talking about Boston), while Gil himself starts descending in murder and theft. The commentary about Sox Fans is mostly true, and the ending is definately out of science fiction.

Rating:
Summary: Interesting novel about Baseball and its fans..
Review: Gil Renard is an unforgetable, but unlovable charater in Peter Abrahams's "The Fan". He is slowly simmering over the crap that other people give him, with stupid bosses selling crappy knives and blaming him for them not selling. His ex is also shrewish, and he tries to relate to his son, but fails. Soon, Gil finds himself getting closer to a star hitter for the Sox(a unnamed city, but we know he's talking about Boston), while Gil himself starts descending in murder and theft. The commentary about Sox Fans is mostly true, and the ending is definately out of science fiction.

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Summary: great read, quick, action-packed thriller
Review: I gave this to a female friend and she was hesitant because there was a baseball on the cover. "It's not just about baseball," I told her. She returned it a day later saying she stayed up until she finished it. Being from Boston area made book fun and I could visualize scenes. Youn start out feeling bad for Gil, but, oh, do things change.

Rating:
Summary: great read, quick, action-packed thriller
Review: I gave this to a female friend and she was hesitant because there was a baseball on the cover. "It's not just about baseball," I told her. She returned it a day later saying she stayed up until she finished it. Being from Boston area made book fun and I could visualize scenes. Youn start out feeling bad for Gil, but, oh, do things change.

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Summary: The Fan Review
Review: I think this was a good book. Just when the suspense started to ease up, the author would drop a bomb on you. The book started so strong, but the finish was far from great. The ending left you hanging, but not a good hanging, a ending that didn't conlcude the book or characters. This book was a 4 until the author got tired of writing and wrote a ending like a 5th grader.