Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season | 
pickWhile a naturally enjoyable tale of the breaking of one of the sports world's longest-standing curses, I ultimately found this one hard to get through. This was thanks, in large part, to the proliferation of - pardon the pun - inside baseball that ran rampant through the pages. The frequent use of jargon made the action difficult to follow. Despite this, King and O'Nan are engaging writers, and their disbelief and eventual joy are palpable. 4/5
pickThis weird winter weather has me counting down the hours until opening day. I decided re-listening to this fan diary from the 2004 season would help. It was a fun walk down memory lane.
panRead this for the #readharder prompt "a book about sports" and man, it d r a g g e d. I'm only a casual Red Sox fan and the target audience for this was definitely diehards only. All the inning by inning recaps were a snoozefest! ?
The only redeeming parts were King's and O'Nan's descriptions of the unique Fenway experience and their discussions of what it means to be an obsessive fan. Sadly, these parts were few and far between.
How could I live here and NOT pick something about the Red Sox as my "book about sports" for the #readharder challenge? ☀️⚾️❤️
I love King and would read his grocery list, so it takes a lot for me to leave an SK book unread. Buuuuttt... a nonfiction baseball story couldn't sound more boring to me. 😬 After a page I thought 'Nah, I'll read this one later.' But still it sits, lonely on my shelf. ⚾️😴🙅🏼#stephenking17 #DNF #day7
"There's really nothing on God's earth like being at a ballpark and getting on your feet in the bottom of the ninth, hot dog still in hand, when the Sox pull one out. If Heaven's that good, I guess I wanna go."
I'm not the biggest sports fan, but rooting for Boston teams is born and bred. #augustphotochallenge #booksandsports #lovethatdirtywater
Favorite stop on the way to Boston and Fenway Park- Traveler Restaurant where you can get excellent food and walk out with three free books.
