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I rarely read a book after seeing the movie version, but Field of Dreams is one of my favorites, and I was curious to learn more about the near-mythical Shoeless Joe Jackson. And the movie was so unusual, I wanted to discover how much of its originality came from the book.

I was not disappointed. The book possesses all the whimsy of the movie and then some, a kind of magical realism with a light touch. In this story, baseball is more than a sport, and the main character, Ray Kinsella is more than a fan. The sport symbolizes an idealized and simpler time, but Ray’s farm and family, the land and his sense of belonging, are a large part of the story too.

Ray has more or less floated through life, with a sense more of wide-eyed confusion that discontent. He loves his wife and child, and finds peace on the farm, but his situation is not stable. The farm is bleeding money, and he’s at risk of losing it all. The rapid pace of technology and of big corporate interests threaten to take over the farm, to tear down the farm house he calls home, and replace it with a cinder block, computerized command center, making his precious plot a part of a much larger agribusiness.

Ray’s worries are overshadowed not only by this threat, but by memories of his deceased father and their unresolved relationship. His father led a hard and unhappy life, except for a brief time in his youth when he followed his dream to play professional baseball.

All these threads are brought together with eclectic fellow travelers (more than in the movie—Ray’s twin brother, who works as a carnival barker, the old man who sold Ray the farm, who claims to be the oldest living Chicago Cub). But what really separates the book from the movie is the writing. The story is told with such rich and evocative language (although occasionally a bit over the top), that reading this wonderful novel feels like waltzing through a dream.


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Shoeless Joe Turtleback School Library Binding Edition W P Kinsella Books Reviews

Field of Dreams is one of my all time favourite movies and I have always wanted to learn more about Shoeless Joe. However, I don't understand the technical intricacies of baseball so was not sure whether I would really get W P Kinsella's book. I need not have worried, because the story is beautifully written and is about baseball but lots more. And the baseball details are fascinating, presented in a delightful and most enjoyable way. I loved the Insertion of J D Salinger into the story and their manic road trip from New England to Iowa. I loved their finding the oldest living member of Black Sox team and his joining their quest, but best of all was what the crazy idea of building your own baseball diamond meant for Ray's own father and his son. Long live Shoeless Joe Jackson.
W. P. Kinsella's "Shoeless Joe" is a lyrical, magical composition with the game of BASEBALL at its center and like corn stalks in the vast Iowa fields and farms, the game, gives birth and sustenance to the dreams of the young and old, reinvigorates idle minds, and reinforces the importance of family, friends and the meaning of love.

Baseball has often been used as a metaphor for America, in films, books, songs, and plays, but seldom has it achieved the radiance and beauty displayed in Mr. Kinsella's book.

The book was the inspiration for the film, "Field of Dreams" which also happens to be one of my favorite movies. The movie, except for a few character changes, follows the plot of the book fairly closely and they perfectly complement each other. They both fully express what I imagine every die hard baseball fan feels inside, the timeless intersection between our everyday lives and triumphs and failures of the team we root for and root against.
I love the movie Field of Dreams. Can't stop crying when he talks to his father, and I've seen the movie at least 20 times. So I wanted to read the book. The narrative is pretty similar, but as in all movies based on books, the characters are more developed in the book. And the book spoke to me as the movie did. I can't explain it, something about dead fathers and sons and baseball and, in my case, an America of long as ago that somehow was simpler than the one of today. As I said, I can't explain it, but I loved it.
I'll admit upfront that 'Field of Dreams' is one of my favorite all-time movies and I'll also admit I'd never read the book it was based on. Or for that matter any of W.P. Kinsella's writings. Now, having started with such a high achievement as 'Shoeless Joe', I can't wait to read much more. If you know the movie, then you know the plot of the book and for once Hollywood was wise enough to stick with the story. If you've never seen 'Field of Dreams' or perhaps wasn't as big a fan as I am, I still suggest you sink yourself into this well-told tale., particularly if you like baseball. Clearly W.P. Kinsella loved the game and that love is evident on nearly every page either through baseball metaphors or simply statistical data that only a lover of the game would supply. The book's protagonist, Ray Kinsella, (a thin disguise for the writer's part in the book) hears a voice in his cornfield uttering the now famous "If you build it, he will come". And with a supportive wife and doting young daughter, Kinsella does exactly that-builds a ballpark in his front yard. But with each element completed there are more tasks to follow leading him to meet J.D. Salinger, the writer of the seminal novel "Catcher in the Rye". This is a bit surprising as Salinger is obviously a real person and one wonders how he felt hearing that he was now a participant in Kinsella's novel. Regardless, Salinger's appearance allows for musings on creativity and writing as well as building an unlikely friendship between the two. For me, the remarkable power in Kinsella's storytelling of a modern day fairytale is how wells he blends reality, baseball, fantasy, love and the strength of a determined imagination. This novel is not to be missed. Just as the movie did so powerfully, this book will leave you with that feeling that sometimes we have to listen and follow the dream, even when others are skeptical. And just like stopping to smell the roses, pick up the old glove and take time to throw a few.
I rarely read a book after seeing the movie version, but Field of Dreams is one of my favorites, and I was curious to learn more about the near-mythical Shoeless Joe Jackson. And the movie was so unusual, I wanted to discover how much of its originality came from the book.

I was not disappointed. The book possesses all the whimsy of the movie and then some, a kind of magical realism with a light touch. In this story, baseball is more than a sport, and the main character, Ray Kinsella is more than a fan. The sport symbolizes an idealized and simpler time, but Ray’s farm and family, the land and his sense of belonging, are a large part of the story too.

Ray has more or less floated through life, with a sense more of wide-eyed confusion that discontent. He loves his wife and child, and finds peace on the farm, but his situation is not stable. The farm is bleeding money, and he’s at risk of losing it all. The rapid pace of technology and of big corporate interests threaten to take over the farm, to tear down the farm house he calls home, and replace it with a cinder block, computerized command center, making his precious plot a part of a much larger agribusiness.

Ray’s worries are overshadowed not only by this threat, but by memories of his deceased father and their unresolved relationship. His father led a hard and unhappy life, except for a brief time in his youth when he followed his dream to play professional baseball.

All these threads are brought together with eclectic fellow travelers (more than in the movie—Ray’s twin brother, who works as a carnival barker, the old man who sold Ray the farm, who claims to be the oldest living Chicago Cub). But what really separates the book from the movie is the writing. The story is told with such rich and evocative language (although occasionally a bit over the top), that reading this wonderful novel feels like waltzing through a dream.