A review by jbmorgan86
The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach
2.0
This book has as much to do with baseball as Grey's Anatomy has to do with medical practice. He's sleeping with her, she's sleeping with him, he's sleeping with him, and they're all unhappy about it. The book is about 300 pages too long. Characters (such as the burly catcher of the baseball team) recite ancient Greek and Roman philosophers. The girl who never finished college randomly recites phrases such as "Amor vincit omnia."
Forget the nine (NINE!) pages of high praise at the beginning of the book. This is just a soap opera with a dash of baseball, a dash of Moby Dick, and large dollop pederasty. Go read the Brothers K instead.
Forget the nine (NINE!) pages of high praise at the beginning of the book. This is just a soap opera with a dash of baseball, a dash of Moby Dick, and large dollop pederasty. Go read the Brothers K instead.