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Faithful - Stephen King, Stewart O'Nan


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Faithful - Stephen King, Stewart O'Nan

 
Description: ISBN 0752864793 / Author: Stephen King / Genre: Sports / Who better to follow the fortunes of a 'cursed' team like the Boston Red Sox ... more
Faithful - Stephen King, Stewart O'Nan ... than two renowned horror writers and lifelong Red Sox addicts? Red Sox fans have seen it all since 1918...except that elusive World Championship. The memory of 2003's devastating ALCS Game 7 loss and the anticipation of new ace Curt Schilling's impact made this season that much more compelling. Stephen King and Stewart O'Nan joined the rest of the Red Sox Nation to cheer on the Olde Town Team, with the eternal hope that this might be their year. On 27th October 2004, the Red Sox finally prevailed, taking an unassailable 4-0 lead over the St. Louis Cardinals in the best of seven World Series. Stephen King and Stewart O'Nan's email correspondence about the dramatic and ultimately heartbreaking 2003 season inspired the idea for FAITHFUL, a book that records the Sox's 2004 baseball season from start to spectacular finish.

Newest Review: ... on the spot to follow his team. His pieces are more introspective, more thoughtful and more about how it feels to be ... more

 ... following the Red Sox, after you’ve had time to digest things. There are some parts that convey his emotions wonderfully, much like the “Head Down” story I was hoping the book would take after. Any armchair fan will know what King is going through as the season progresses. Stewart O’Nan, on the other hand, is a complete Red Sox nutter. He gets to as many games as he can, standing in the crowd catching balls in batting practice and in games and running up to any player he can get close to for autographs and to chat. His ...more

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Crowned Review Faithful - Stephen King, Stewart O'Nan: You Gotta Have Faith (1598 words)
by - written on 03/03/06 (Very useful, 157 readings)
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One of the best short stories I’ve ever read was a non-fiction piece by Stephen King. Appearing buried in the back of his “Nightmares and Dreamscapes” collection, it was a piece he wrote following his son’s Little League baseball team one Summer, when they went further in the competition than for many years. It was a huge change of pace from King – a tale in which nothing really bad happened and it was written in an understated and slightly introspective way, which showed a lot more emotion than I was used to with King’s writing. When I heard he would be doing something similar with the Boston Red Sox in 2004, I was immediately looking forward to it, ...  Read the complete review

 

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