Changing Pitches

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Summary: Synopsis
Review: "Pitcher Scotty Mackay gets teamed up with Jason Cornell, a catcher he hates. By August, Scotty's fallen in love with Jason, and he's got a major-league problem on his hands." - From Alyson Books

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Summary: Somewhat of a disapointment
Review: Having read Last Days of Summer,and having loved it and bought three copies to share with friends and family, I was disappointed in Changing Pitches, the only other book of Steve Kluger's that I could find. Particularly so because the reviews were all five star. Changing Pitches is a "nice" book but it isn't special enough to merit a recommendation. The author starts developing a style that comes to fruition in Last Days but Last Days has a more universal theme and is much funnier, I only chuckled once or twice where as Last Days had me laughing out loud. I had tried to purchase it from Amazon but it was out of print so I special ordered it through my library from another library and I was glad I did because it wasn't worth purchasing.

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Review: I didn't think I would enjoy reading around baseball, but I loved every moment I spent with this book & I didn't want to say goodbye to any of these characters.

Further, I lost count of how many times I scared the cat because I was laughing out loud. Thank you, Mr. Kluger.

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Summary: A hilarious look at life, love and the curve ball.
Review: Plain and simple. Laugh out loud funny. I finsihed this book so quickly, i went back and literally read it again. Steve Kluger is one of the funniest writers out there. I can't wait to read Last Days of Summer.

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Summary: A funny, quick read that will amuse even non-baseball fans
Review: This is a great summer beach book. It is fairly well written and very funny. Even if you do not like baseball, you will find this book to be entertaining and fun. It has sharp dialog and some of the humor had me laughing out loud. I was reading it on a plane and I am sure I annoyed my fellow travelers with my loud laughter. On a serious note, I was impressed with how the author made me feel for and understand a wide variety of characters - an aging ballplayer, a young hotshot, etc. The ending was a bit predictable, but overall, a fun fast read with some great humor.