itsthephils22's reviews
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Here is a book that is as fun as the baseball season is long. A behind-the-scenes look at the very origins of fantasy baseball as we know it today. Walker is witty, his cast of "characters" lovable, and his seamless blending in and out of the reader's world into his own, that of baseball and its stars and money, is fantastic. Seamhead dorks and baseball novices will love this book. As Walker delves into sabermetrics/Jamesian baseball, it's not boring; it's riveting, and it's not condescending—its plain speak. Before you join a fantasy league, this is a must read. I would absolutely recommend this to non baseball fans, if such a person—gasp!—exists.

This novel is intoxicating ... it traces a woman finding her place among her world, her religion, her love. I loved every word of it. Nothing typical about it.

This is my favorite book of all time. So rich, so fulfilling ... I had no other choice but to go to Savannah and soak up the bizarre magic made there. The blend of characters is the stuff of fiction, except it's very much the opposite: a truth, through and through.

My absolute favorite book as a child. I cherish it.