So anyways onwards through the posting everyday goodness in which this meme is on Day 4 which is "Your Favorite Books" so I will name off 5 of my fave books.
1) Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson -- Yes, I have a youth book in here. Loved the story, loved the time period it took place in, and it was just made of awesome despite the Mood Whiplash. Didn't see the movie, but man it was promoted so horribly. It's not really a fantasy book.
2) The Soul of Baseball by Joe Posnanski -- Buck O'Neill is awesome and I could read this book over and over again if I could. It's such a touching tribute to the man and Posnanski is a great writer. He's probably the best current sportswriter out there.
3) The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien -- read this in high school. I'm really into the 1960's period and how things just seemed to change so drastically. Also the Vietnam War is something I've always been interested in reading about.
4) Snow in August by Pete Hamill -- This is one of the few books I couldn't put down. It combines my love of baseball, my curiosity/fascination of Judaism, and my enjoyment of watching assholes get their due. It gets a little weird near the end. But honestly when I read this book, I started to read it at like 2am and I ended up staying up all night to finish it. It was one of those kind of books.
5) The Teammates by David Halberstam -- This chronicles the friendship of Bobby Doerr, Dom DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky, and Ted Williams. Their friendship was awesome and the story takes place during the summer of 2001 while they were taking a trip to see Ted for the final time. Great book, though kinda short.
That's all for now.
1) Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson -- Yes, I have a youth book in here. Loved the story, loved the time period it took place in, and it was just made of awesome despite the Mood Whiplash. Didn't see the movie, but man it was promoted so horribly. It's not really a fantasy book.
2) The Soul of Baseball by Joe Posnanski -- Buck O'Neill is awesome and I could read this book over and over again if I could. It's such a touching tribute to the man and Posnanski is a great writer. He's probably the best current sportswriter out there.
3) The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien -- read this in high school. I'm really into the 1960's period and how things just seemed to change so drastically. Also the Vietnam War is something I've always been interested in reading about.
4) Snow in August by Pete Hamill -- This is one of the few books I couldn't put down. It combines my love of baseball, my curiosity/fascination of Judaism, and my enjoyment of watching assholes get their due. It gets a little weird near the end. But honestly when I read this book, I started to read it at like 2am and I ended up staying up all night to finish it. It was one of those kind of books.
5) The Teammates by David Halberstam -- This chronicles the friendship of Bobby Doerr, Dom DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky, and Ted Williams. Their friendship was awesome and the story takes place during the summer of 2001 while they were taking a trip to see Ted for the final time. Great book, though kinda short.
That's all for now.
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