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THE KID by Ben Bradlee, Jr. - Initial Impression:
After missing the PBS documentary which was, at least in part, supposedly based on it, I purchased The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams by Ben Bradlee, Jr. - it arrived today.
I did not check the details prior to buying...just dove right in. It's massive, 784 pages of text! So I, never a prodigious reader, will be working on this for quite a while. I always check the photo plates as soon as a new book arrives and I was very disappointed to find a photo of Ted and someone who definitely is not who they say it is...Mickey Mantle. I'm used to finding statistically errors in the Baseball books I purchase, but I never expected to find such an obvious error involving the image of someone so well known. I do hope that the book itself will be more accurate than the photo in question. Obviously, I cannot recommend the book at this time, but I'll share my thoughts once I get through it. -Raymond |
I read a lot, and Ted Williams is one of my favorite players, if not my absolute favorite. That being said, I hope you enjoy this book more than I did. I have owned it for a couple of years and am bogged down somewhere in the 400s. Good luck! I really do hope it goes well for you.
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FWIW, the reviews on Amazon of the book are pretty positive -- 83 percent give it either four or five stars.
But I saw when the book first came out that it was 800 pages and decided to pass. I have too many other books that I want to read for me to dedicate several months to one topic. I imagine I would have gotten about halfway through the book, then lost interest. |
Hey Ray,
If the book uses a smaller font size, and doesn't have two hard returns between sentences, it will probably clock in at about 325pp.;) Just kiddin'. Hope you enjoy it and look forward to your review. - Paul |
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