Title/Author:
“Wait Till Next Year"
by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Tags:
Baseball,
professional, memoir, Dodgers, classic
Publish date:
October 21, 1997
Length:
261 pages
Rating: to
4 of 5 stars (very
good)
Review:
Most baseball fans
like to tell stories of when they first became fans as children. Some stories
are certainly more entertaining and told better than others. One collection of baseball stories that fits
this description is this very good memoir by Doris Kearns Goodwin that tells
about her childhood when she was cheering for her beloved Brooklyn Dodgers.
Goodwin is a
well-known historian and was also a sports writer when it was not filled with many
opportunities for women. Given how she
writes about her memories of the Dodgers and the many memories she has of them
and her family, it is easy to see why she chose and succeeded in these
professions. Her recollections of not
only her fandom of the Dodgers but also those of her childhood friends, her
loving family and her Catholic upbringing are excellent reading and will be
enjoyed by all who love to read about family, baseball or childhood.
So many fellow readers
and reviewers have enjoyed this book and I am happy to be another one who
recommends this book to nearly everyone.
It was a quick, happy read that while it wasn't long on substance, it
was loaded with fun, love and the Brooklyn Dodgers. It was very impressive to read just how much
she knew about "dem Bums" back in her formative years.
Book Format Read:
Hardcover
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When I saw the title, I thought it was going to be a series of interviews with Toronto Maple Leafs fans after the team fails to make (or fizzles out of) the playoffs every single year (after year after year).
ReplyDeleteI have read a book on the Leafs' failures over the years that was written by a fan that was pretty funny.
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