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Summary: DO NOT READ THIS BOOK IF YOU HAVE ANY CHOICE WHATSOEVER!
Review: We had to read this book for school and this had to be one of the WORST books EVER! It goes right down there with Watership Down! It's about some guy who tears down his cornfield to build a baseball field because some voice told him to! How idiotic is that? If I could, I'd give this book ZERO STARS! And EVERY SINGLE PAGE HAS HUNDREDS OF METAPHORS AND SIMILES--it just gets so repetitive! And there are all these pointless characters--Eddie Scissons and Moonlight Graham to give some examples. DO NOT EVER CONSIDER READING THIS BOOK--EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: A great read
Review: Because of the way books are marketed, Shoeless Joe is considered mainstream, but actually it is a perfect example of the way a fantasy novel should be written. While the movie actually improves on the book, the novel is a wonderful blend of baseball, literature, and the Twilight Zone. I'm not a baseball fan at all, but I loved it.
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Summary: This book is perfect for baseball lovers.
Review: I liked this book because I am a baseball lover. It is the base for the movie Field of Dreams. So if you haven't seen the movie read the book. Please if you read this review and you are a baseball lover buy and read this book.
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Summary: Perfection captured
Review: There is an element of perfection W.P. Kinsella captures in his book Shoeless Joe. Remember the scenes in the book as being vivid? The players in the field, the rustling of the corn stalks, the fans on the left field bleachers and Annie on the porch swing on a beautiful Iowa day? Kinsella captures all that.It was tough reading the book after seeing Field of Dreams, but I still enjoyed it. Kinsella captures both the zen of baseball and its mystique and the strive for perfection. How many of us would shuck the responsibilities of a farm/home mortgage/job etc., to follow our heart? Not many. Kinsella did and the book is a testament to the heart. A great book; read it just before baseball season opens in April to get the full flavor.
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Summary: It is a book not to be bought,, but to be swallowed whole.
Review: I've only owned it for a year and already I have read it four times. It should be shared with friends, read aloud on cold winter nights and when your lonely or sad, open the pages and swallow the context for what it is. At once lyrical and true, Field of Dreams is the best of its kind. A small farmer struggles with the death of his father and the timelessness of a game.
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Summary: Magnificent Story Poorly Told
Review: To be honest, Kinsella could have done much better with the wonderful story he had to work with. Some characters seem to have no purpose in this story(especially Eddie Scissons. Give credit to the movie Field of Dreams for leaving him out.) A true baseball fan like myself will appreciate the story and underlying meaning, but lovers lf the movie will be disappointed. There are better books to read in the world.
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Summary: A wonderful, magical book.
Review: If you liked the movie, you'll love the book. Shoeless Joe is a delightful, easy and fun read that will be enjoyed by anyone who loves baseball.
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Summary: Excellent story, but not quite what I expected.
Review: Kinsella displays an uncanny ability to describe people, places, and things in this work. He leaves the reader with the corn rustling in their ears, the wind blowing through their hair and the smell of the dust, wood, and leather of classic baseball in their noses. The only downside is that if one is expecting The Field of Dreams to be replayed on paper, they will be slightly dissappointed. The movie is a trimmed up version of the book, as most movies based on books are. All and all, a must read for true baseball connisseurs as well as up-and-coming connisseurs.
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Summary: Magical realism meets American baseball
Review: Believe it or not, this little novel doubles as a homily about baseball and literature. Of course, this is the book in which J.D. Salinger, of all people, is abducted by the protagonist-narrator. But the book owes its soul to the work of such master magical realists as García-Márquez and Vin Scully. 8-> It is really a terrific book. Not only is it my favorite baseball novel (by far), but also one of my favorite books of any kind. The story, implausible as it may seem, rushes forward and you're forced to accept the narrator's view: a strange, distant voice is calling him to build a baseball park in the middle of an Iowa cornfield. After that, there is no turning back. Baseball, America, love, literature, and life itself all are in for a sincerely sentimental treatment from one of the great fiction writers of our time. All this from a Canadian! Who says they don't like baseball, eh?
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Summary: Shoeless Joe fills the reader with hope
Review: I honestly believe that this book can "Ease
your pain" and fill your soul with hope. It makes the reader feel happy to be alive and curious to
see what life has in store for him/her. It will
be difficult to find any other source that will
have the ability to make such as impact on the reader. Shoeless Joe is the perfect book to read if you have a stressful life or if you simply want to believe in magic. This book is filled with magic, and as you read on, it feels as if the magic waves splash into your body and spread hope
all over your spirit. REFRESHING BOOK IT IS.
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