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Originally Posted by rasnell
If you want a signed copy for $3 more, order from rootforthecubs.com
I get more money so my children can eat and go to college.  |
Roger, I just finished the book. I am not polished at literary critiquing, so I will just say that it was good and interesting, holding my interest throughout.
That is somewhat of an accomplishment these days, as my reading has gone way downhill (due in no small measure to OOTPB, among other things). More often than not, I have been putting a book down after getting only a quarter or so of the way through, forgetting what I read by the time it pick it up again, and abandoning it. Not so, yours.
As you may be aware, I am a Yankees fan, familiar of course with the Ruthian Called Shot of the 1932 World Series. Up until now, Charlie Root was only a footnote to me. Now I know better about what kind of man, player, and Cub Root was.
I have two minor items to praise and one to criticize.
I liked the way that you (or your publisher) placed your photos in with the context rather than grouping them in the middle of the book as most others do. Also, I liked footnotes at the bottom of pages rather than in the back of the book.
The minor quibble that I have is shifting from past tense to present tense and back, sometimes in the same paragraph. I found that to be distracting at times.
Anyway, I am glad that I bought and read
Root For The Cubs by Roger Snell. I regret buying it from Amazon, as I mentioned above. Therefore, to make up for the $3 that I may have cost you by not buying it from your web site, I will bump this thread occasionally, three times in total, once for every dollar that I cost you.