Review: Loved the Premise, But.....
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 1, 2010
I really did love the premise. I am a time travel aficionado, and a baseball nut. That said, the writing was quite simplistic, and the author, in trying to render descriptions, tended to overuse the ones he chose, "his black haired friend" comes to mind. Dialogue was in the category of "Let's put on a play!" Did I enjoy the book? Yes, at least enough to finish it. Was I glad I spent money for it? To be brutally honest - no - this would have been better for me as a library or garage sale find as even at the two dollar and something price point I felt it was over-priced, although at ninety-nine cents I would possibly not have minded. Lest there be any doubt, even if the book had been free, my feelings about it would have been the same. I loved the baseball trivia. I loved the plot. But again, I found the execution sorely lacking. Hopefully Mr. Fitch will do better in his next (although I understand he has quite a blacklist, which sadly, at this point, I can't see myself reading). Three stars is probably generous, but an extra star than deserved granted for concept.ETA - I tweaked my review a bit. I have found John to be a joy to dialogue with since I wrote this review, and I have downloaded his new free release as Smashwords. I also want to emphasize that John is in the learning stages of writing, but this book should be read by any time travel and/or baseball fan. Especially baseball fans!