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A review by alexblackreads
A Season of Daring Greatly by Ellen Emerson White
5.0
Reread 2/28/2019
Pretty much all my thoughts are the same, but I'm changing my rating to 5 stars. I love this book. It's absolutely fantastic- funny, emotional, heartwarming, inspirational, great baseball. Everything about it makes me happy.
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I was so tempted to rate this book five stars, but I think that was based on how much I love the author rather than this particular book. Probably. But this book was fantastic. My one complaint was that it seemed like a rehash of Long May She Reign- same main character, same humor, same relationships, same way of dealing with the press, same writing, etc. Just in a different situation. But I thought Long May She Reign was one of the best books I've ever read, so that just sort of felt like a bonus.
But Ellen Emerson White writes the kind of stories I love to read. They have interesting premises, but they're light on usual plot structure. More slice of life for characters thrown into fascinating situations. And her writing is amazing. I love her writing. I wish I could write like her. I want to have written the things she's written, that's how much I love it.
It's heavy on baseball, so I wouldn't recommend reading it unless you understand/enjoy baseball. It's definitely a book about baseball instead of a book about a girl who happens to play baseball. I love baseball, and I still got a little lost at times. But it was so good. Great main character, amazing writing, funny, compelling... It definitely lived up to everything I wanted it to be.
Pretty much all my thoughts are the same, but I'm changing my rating to 5 stars. I love this book. It's absolutely fantastic- funny, emotional, heartwarming, inspirational, great baseball. Everything about it makes me happy.
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I was so tempted to rate this book five stars, but I think that was based on how much I love the author rather than this particular book. Probably. But this book was fantastic. My one complaint was that it seemed like a rehash of Long May She Reign- same main character, same humor, same relationships, same way of dealing with the press, same writing, etc. Just in a different situation. But I thought Long May She Reign was one of the best books I've ever read, so that just sort of felt like a bonus.
But Ellen Emerson White writes the kind of stories I love to read. They have interesting premises, but they're light on usual plot structure. More slice of life for characters thrown into fascinating situations. And her writing is amazing. I love her writing. I wish I could write like her. I want to have written the things she's written, that's how much I love it.
It's heavy on baseball, so I wouldn't recommend reading it unless you understand/enjoy baseball. It's definitely a book about baseball instead of a book about a girl who happens to play baseball. I love baseball, and I still got a little lost at times. But it was so good. Great main character, amazing writing, funny, compelling... It definitely lived up to everything I wanted it to be.