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Title: Last Days of Summer by Steve Kluger ISBN: 0-380-79763-1 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 06 April, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.92 (106 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: excellent read
Comment: I first got this book from the library, and I thought it was so amazing that I bought a copy soon after. The format of letters, news articles, telegrams, report cards, etc. made it very easy to read, I zipped through it in a day or so. I haven't laughed this hard out loud over a book since I was a kid, and the end had me crying my eyes out. I made most of the members of my family read it and they all loved it. I would highly recommend it, it's a sweet, spunky, smart story, especially for people who like it when characters do everything right (for example the movie the Fugitive, when the main character was escaping, he did everything right to get away from his captors, in the same respect the kid in this book does everything right with his crazy escapades).
Rating: 5
Summary: The BEST days of summer are spent reading this book!!
Comment: This is one of the best books I've read in years.
The format is *fresh*, with letters, telegrams, notes, transcripts, and the like. I could not put it down. I usually read Mary Higgins Clark, and various popular novelists; yet this one jumped out at me, and it was worth every penny.
This novel isn't mainly about baseball; it's about a boy and his hero. There were some surprising twists and turns, with each of the main 2 characters trying to outwit the other, yet all they do is love each other more.
Not only do you get to know Charlie and Joey, you get to know their friends and family as well, even though the majority of it is written from Charlie's and Joey's points of view. This helped me to love this story.
I did not laugh out loud, as the cover suggested. However, I was touched by the poignancy of the story. It was very believeable, and harkens back to the days where you could believe that a 3rd baseman for the NY Giants baseball team WOULD write a kid back.
I came to care about the characters in this book, and that is no easy task. I did cry, of course, due to being so touched by certain parts of it.
I would recommend this book to men, women, teenagers, anyone. There is some foul language, but in the context that it would fit. Enjoy!!!
Rating: 5
Summary: A book you can read in one sitting
Comment: Steve Kluger has created a masterpiece of fiction with "Last Days of Summer." I received this book as a gift a few months ago and finally sat down with it this morning while waiting for the Sunday paper to arrive. And, a few hours later, the paper is still unread, but the book is finished. I COULD NOT STOP reading it. It is warm, it is enchanting and it is poignant. I can think of only one other book I've ever read in one sitting - and never before have I felt the urge to immediately contact the author and express my gratitude.
So many different elements are woven seamlessly into this book - baseball, adolescence, religion, family, war, racism, love, celebrity worship and more. The format of this book, through letters, clippings and such, makes the reader feel much more involved in the book. I felt like I knew these characters, could feel what they were feeling. There was no distance between characters and readers that you would often find in a traditional narrative. This book was powerful.
Whether you like baseball or not, kids or not, the '40's or not...everyone should read this book. This is by far one of the best books I've ever read, one of most well-written books I've ever read and certainly one of the most enjoyable and unforgettable.
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Title: Almost Like Being in Love : A Novel by Steve Kluger ISBN: 0060595833 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 11 May, 2004 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Half-Life : A Novel by Aaron Krach ISBN: 1555838545 Publisher: Consortium Pub. Date: 15 May, 2004 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Finding Peace by Andrew Barriger ISBN: 0595288235 Publisher: iUniverse Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Things Invisible to See by Nancy Willard ISBN: 0595138802 Publisher: iUniverse Pub. Date: 01 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Latter Days : A Novel by C. Jay Cox, T. Fabris ISBN: 1555838685 Publisher: Consortium Pub. Date: 15 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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