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Summary: Pretty Dog-gone believable
Review: A friendly one-sitting read. Satiating and intelligent.
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Summary: Pretty Dog-gone believable
Review: A friendly one-sitting read. Satiating and intelligent.
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Summary: Summer is here and the bases are loaded!
Review: Author Peter Lefcourt has created a good, funny and enjoyable novel. Professional Baseballall Payer Randy Dreyfus falls in love with his second baseman, D.J. When the two are caught shaing a kiss on security videotape at Neimun Marcus, all hell breaks loose and damage control is called in. The rest of the novel is not only and engaging story but also a hidden humorous social commentaty on gay men in professional sports. The fact that the white, male hero has fallen in love with his black second baseman will more than raise a few eyebrows for some readers. Lefcourt captures the homophobia and hysteria generated by this perfectly. My only drawback to the book is that the sections dealing with Randy's wife, Susie seem underdeveloped and she seems to fade away and out by the end of the book... Recently, I have heard people say that gay men in Sports are no big deal. After reading this book I'm not so sure. True, this is a work of fiction, but Lefcourt a created an honest and truthful home run.
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Summary: Summer is here and the bases are loaded!
Review: Author Peter Lefcourt has created a good, funny and enjoyable novel. Professional Baseballall Payer Randy Dreyfus falls in love with his second baseman, D.J. When the two are caught shaing a kiss on security videotape at Neimun Marcus, all hell breaks loose and damage control is called in. The rest of the novel is not only and engaging story but also a hidden humorous social commentaty on gay men in professional sports. The fact that the white, male hero has fallen in love with his black second baseman will more than raise a few eyebrows for some readers. Lefcourt captures the homophobia and hysteria generated by this perfectly. My only drawback to the book is that the sections dealing with Randy's wife, Susie seem underdeveloped and she seems to fade away and out by the end of the book... Recently, I have heard people say that gay men in Sports are no big deal. After reading this book I'm not so sure. True, this is a work of fiction, but Lefcourt a created an honest and truthful home run.
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Summary: Splendid but....
Review: I know nothing about baseball but I still manage to enjoy this hilarious, witty and well written satire. My only complaint is that it lacks in-depth examination of the love between Randy and DJ. After all the cover does spell out that this is a love story.
Or does the writer imply something else. Some of the side characters are well developed, in particular the Egyptian psycharist.
Overall the story is great fun!
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Summary: Lefties
Review: I loved this book. Couldn't put it down. It made me laugh too many times to count. I loved the relationship between Randy and D.J and the controversy surrounding their relationship. But what I found the most interesting about this novel was how Lefcourt used the structure of the Alfred Dreyfus affair and Emile Zola's "J'Accuse" statement so wonderfully in his novel. Excellent.
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Summary: Cherchez le shortstop!
Review: More belly laughs then I can remember.A great love story, a great sports story with a lot of heart. Why, oh why, can't this get made as a movie...
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Summary: Lush Prose
Review: Peter Lefcourt's "The Dreyfus Affair" is one of the most refreshing books I have read in a long time. Stories like D. J.'s and Randy's usually end up in tragedy, or are dead-locked serious and depressing. This gorgeous, funny story, however, is different. Everything is humorous, sun-dappled, and funny, but at the heart is an unfolding love story, almost epic. This book really pulls you into its own world, where you never want to leave. This has to be Lefcourt's masterpiece!!
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Summary: "Dreyfus Affair" is a grand slam!
Review: Setting the ultra-macho world of Major League Baseball on its ear with engaging, developed characters and a sharp wit throughout, this is the most enjoyable read I have had in some time. If you ever wondered whether your favorite all-American MLB player is a "lefty" - or secretly dreamed that he was - this is the novel for you.
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Summary: Take me out...
Review: The Dreyfus affair is a lightweight romantic-comedy, the kind of paperback novel you take to the beach or the cottage. It's interesting that this book, about a romance between 2 baseball players--one white, one black--was published in '92, and while today attitudes towards ... may be more liberal, the idea of ... baseball players can still create a fuss. Recent rumors about major league players, an episode on Arli$$, a new play in New York (Take Me Out), show that it still is a big issue. The fact that no player has come out (while still active) since this book was written may indicate that what is written is true: that an out ... player would cause a national outrage. So in that respect the book is worth a read, as it's light and fun, while also raising a social issue.
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