Shoeless Joe
by W.P. Kinsella
read: 2014
The book on which Field of Dreams is based. The prose can be florid at times. I think that's by intention, creating a gauzy, dream-like romance, but it's still distracting. The novel's anti-religion bent, actively replacing religious belief with a faith in baseball, is distracting too. I think it's a rare instance where the movie is better than the book, though it's still a good read.
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