Shoeless Joe by W. P. Kinsella Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Shoeless Joe
Book Review: I Don't Understand What He Trying To Say........
Summary: 2 Stars
I have to read it for my High School, and write a report about it. Even though I read it 3 times but I still don't understand what is he trying to tell me and what is he talking about. I just feel it is so FAKE....well it is Fiction after all.Book Review: I loved this book years ago and love it still
Summary: 5 Stars
When I first discovered this book, I immediately bought 10 more copies to give to everyone I knew who needed to dream or believe in their own dreams. And it's on my shelf of "books for the desert island", those to read and reread again after they've been sufficiently forgotten to be fresh again. Surfing through Amazon's baseball books has reminded me that it's time to reread this marvelous book, for the joy of the reading and to determine what my new dreams are. If you love good writing and words, forget the movie (good in its own way), forget the audio version and just sit down with this wonderful book.Book Review: If You Build It ....
Summary: 5 Stars
This book has inspired me to do what I really love doing. And over the years, as a result of my creating and living the vision that I have aspired to be in, many people are coming to me, to be part of what I am so passionate about.This is a wonderful book for anyone to read, rather you admire baseball or not. It's about being visionary, loving life, and being loved for your willingness to take the risks that it takes to make your dreams into your realities.
By your working through the "obstacles" to get to where you want to be, others naturally want to share in your passion, because it is so beautiful.
Book Review: If You Read It, You'll Be Glad
Summary: 4 Stars
If you heard a voice speaking to you, what would you do? Would you run away? Would you go to a doctor? Or would you listen to the voice and interpret what it was saying? In W.P. Kinsella's Shoeless Joe, Ray Kinsella, an ordinary farmer from Iowa, hears a strange, but mystical voice. The voice says, "If you build it, he will come." After hearing the voice say this, Ray's life is flipped upside down as his priorities are changed from life at his farm to mending a field and listening to a voice that he doesn't even know is real.
What I liked about the book was the fact they gave about Shoeless Joe and the rest of the 1918 White Sox, a.k.a. Black Sox. You also got to see what it is like back then and the book gives you a view from Shoeless Joe's point of view. I felt great reading this book. Shoeless Joe is great book for people who love sports and/or have a great imagination. It is not too hard, so it can be read by an 8th grader and above. Though through some parts of the book, you may get lost and become confused, it still turns out to be a great sports book because of the way it portrays a belief in magic and the belief that wishes do come true.
Book Review: If You Read it, You Will be Glad
Summary: 4 Stars
If you heard a voice speaking to you, what would you do? Would you run away? Would you go to a doctor? Or would you listen to the voice and interpret what it was saying? In W.P. Kinsella's Shoeless Joe, Ray Kinsella, an ordinary farmer from Iowa, hears a strange, but mystical voice. The voice says, "If you build it, he will come." After hearing the voice say this, Ray's life is flipped upside down as his priorities are changed from life at his farm to mending a field and listening to a voice that he doesn't even know is real.
What I liked about the book was the fact they gave about Shoeless Joe and the rest of the 1918 White Sox, a.k.a. Black Sox. You also got to see what it is like back then and the book gives you a view from Shoeless Joe's point of view. I felt great reading this book. Shoeless Joe is great book for people who love sports and/or have a great imagination. It is not too hard, so it can be read by an 8th grader and above. Though through some parts of the book, you may get lost and become confused, it still turns out to be a great sports book because of the way it portrays a belief in magic and the belief that wishes do come true.