Book description
Craig Suder, third baseman for the Seattle Mariners, is in a terrible slump. He's batting below .200 at the plate, and even worse in bed with his wife; and he secretly fears he's inherited his mother's insanity. Ordered to take a midseason rest, Suder instead takes his record of Charlie…
Why read it?
2 authors picked Suder as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I came to Everett after watching American Fiction based on one of his books. This novel—his first—manages to be sad, tragic, and hilarious, all at the same time. And it’s about a professional baseball player, and I’m a baseball fan.
But Suder’s adventures, after fleeing his slump, his team, and his family, had me hanging on every new bad decision and laughing out loud, even as I realized Suder was falling into the same madness that consumed his mother.
I love “side-by-side” stories, and that’s what Everett does here—alternating but ultimately interconnecting passages that tell Suder's present…
Any novel that shines a light on the adventures and misadventures of a fictional Seattle Mariners third baseman with a pet elephant that answers to the name Renoir is worthy of your time and attention. I’m late to the party on this but so glad I sparked to it.
From Daniel's list on baseball novels.
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