An interesting piece of flash fiction that anyone who has ever picked up a baseball bat will enjoy.
Title/Author:
“The
Rookie” by Kirkus MacGowan
Genre:
Baseball,
fiction, flash fiction
Published:
November
13, 2012
Length:
7 pages
Rating:
4 of 5
stars (very good)
Review
Flash
fiction is always tricky to write as a complete story must be told in so few
words. Kirkus McGowan does a very good
job of doing that in “The Rookie.” The
story is short and about the type of situation that anyone who has picked up a
bat has played out in his or her dreams.
Bases
loaded, two outs, bottom of the ninth inning of game seven of the World
Series. The story is told through the
eyes of the batter and what he is going to do in this moment with everything on
the line. No spoiler here, so I won’t
give away the finish. But I will say
that if you invest the 10 to 15 minutes it will take to read this piece, you
will not be disappointed.
Did I skim?
No
Did I feel connected to the
characters?
Yes. Not only will the reader be drawn into the
batter’s feelings and actions, he will also know what the other players on the
field are doing as well.
Pace of the story:
Quick. Like
most good flash fiction pieces, there are no wasted words here.
Positives:
The reader
won’t know who is really telling the story until the very end. That made the story even better
Negatives:
While I
like flash fiction pieces that can tell a complete story, this particular story
would be even better as a short story or novella.
Do I recommend?
Yes
Book Format Read:
ebook
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