A review by alexandrahope91
The Art of Fielding, by Chad Harbach
4.0
Re-read:
Read: December 2011
This book was recommended by John Green in one of his videos. I have to say that I really liked it. It's long, but the story moves quickly. It's written in 3rd person, but the point of view switches every chapter or so, so you get to see inside the minds of most of the main characters. It's about baseball and love, and ethics, and depression, and dreams, and tragedy, and Herman Melville and college. If you're looking for something poignant and stimulating, this is your novel.
And also: by the end, you'll be convinced you actually know the characters. And then 3 months later, you'll be just going on with your life and you'll just think to yourself one day, "I wonder what's going on with Mike Schwartz??" And then you'll remember he's a character in a novel and then you'll have to spend at least 3 minutes pinpointing your place in reality.
Read: December 2011
This book was recommended by John Green in one of his videos. I have to say that I really liked it. It's long, but the story moves quickly. It's written in 3rd person, but the point of view switches every chapter or so, so you get to see inside the minds of most of the main characters. It's about baseball and love, and ethics, and depression, and dreams, and tragedy, and Herman Melville and college. If you're looking for something poignant and stimulating, this is your novel.
And also: by the end, you'll be convinced you actually know the characters. And then 3 months later, you'll be just going on with your life and you'll just think to yourself one day, "I wonder what's going on with Mike Schwartz??" And then you'll remember he's a character in a novel and then you'll have to spend at least 3 minutes pinpointing your place in reality.