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...coming-of-age novels. Not only did his father board a ride called the Black Dragon at a state fair and disappear from the lives of his wife and two sons, but while trying to stretch a Little League triple into a home run, Noel collides with the opposing catcher and sends him into an irreversible coma. Figuring he will face a murder rap fairly soon, Noel resolves to enjoy himself while...
...World Series pitted brother against brother in a vintage New York City gang war. The image that lingers is not of a titanic home run or a dazzling play at shortstop, but of a large, fearsome pitcher preparing to throw a jagged piece of lumber toward a large, fearsome catcher. In the year 2000, the best of sports was about much more than sports. --Robert Sullivan...
...punches Dodger catcher Chad Kreuter, steals his cap, igniting player vs. fan brawl...
...disappointed. Well, I read most of it, ya know--it was four hundred pages, so I skimmed past some of the boring parts. It was just too long, this book. Gets kind of monotonous. I guess I just don't want anybody else to have to read Dream Catcher, so I wrote this review to warn people not to make the mistake I made. It's not like I'm telling people not to read it at all. I mean, it offers some really interesting facts about this guy, J.D. Salinger. But it's the author of the book...
...DREAM CATCHER...