The Boys of Summer by Roger Kahn

The Boys of Summer

Roger Kahn

474 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction history sports thriller emotional medium-paced
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Description

This is a book about young men who learned to play baseball during the 1930s and 1940s, and then went on to play for one of the most exciting major-league ball clubs ever fielded, the team that broke the color barrier with Jackie Robinson. It is a...

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Community Reviews

4.07
based on 438 reviews

Moods

informative: 66%

reflective: 66%

emotional: 40%

inspiring: 33%

challenging: 20%

sad: 20%

funny: 13%

relaxing: 13%

adventurous: 6%

dark: 6%

Pace

50% of readers chose medium
50% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

50% of readers chose Character
50% of readers chose N/A
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

25% of readers chose Yes
75% of readers chose N/A
Yes
N/A

Loveable characters?

40% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

50% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose N/A
Yes
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

50% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
N/A

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