A review by erika_reynolds20
The Brooklyn Nine by Alan Gratz

2.0

This book isn’t what I anticipated, so my low rating has more to do with my expectations than the actual writing or story. I liked the format: each chapter is an inning that documents a different time in history related to one family’s love of baseball. It was interesting how Gratz was able to weave so many stories and people together. I was expecting more baseball, though. Every chapter has some mention of baseball, but it isn’t actually at the foreground of every story. Also, I’m not a huge history buff, so I wasn’t particularly interested in the first several chapters. I enjoyed this book more once it got into the 1900s and the historical context was more familiar to me. Again, though, there’s nothing wrong with the writing or story, and it would probably be a good book for reluctant male readers.