“Another novel that evokes the word ‘magical’ from reviewers. The protagonist is Henry Skrimshander, a star college baseball player who seems destined for the major leagues until a routine throw goes disastrously off course with fateful consequences not only for Henry, but for four other people in his life. New York Times reviewer Michiko Kakutani described it as ‘not only a wonderful baseball novel—it zooms immediately into the pantheon of classics—but it’s also a magical, melancholy story about friendship and coming of age that marks the debut of an immensely talented writer.’ ” Arlene, Watermark Book Company, Anacortes, WA. Buy The Art of Fielding from your local indie.
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The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach
September 14, 2011