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In Scoring Position: 40 Years of a Baseball Love Affair by Bob Ryan, Bill Chuck

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fast-paced

1.75

Needs a fact checker in a bad way -- lots of obvious errors, just from recollection, no, that was not one of the three games Mickey Morandini played shortstop in his lengthy career; no, Kelly Downs didn't pitch in 2014, that was definitely Scott Downs; no, the Rays never traded Denard Span to the Twins. I hoped it would really walk you through scoring a game (a thing I find indispensable to enjoyment of baseball) and instead it just has a single page of a scorebook (uh...there's another one that's needed) and then historical ephemera. Profoundly disappointing.
Erasure by Percival Everett

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.25

Penny by Karl Stevens

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funny reflective fast-paced

4.75

In a Lonely Place by Dorothy B. Hughes

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dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5