Worth The Wait: Tales of the 2008 Phillies by Jayson Stark
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Book Reviews of Worth The Wait: Tales of the 2008 Phillies
Book Review: Too redundant, little coverage of regular season
Summary: 2 Stars
I'm sorry to give this book a poor review. I've been reading articles by Jason Stark on ESPN for 2 years or more. I think he's one of the best writers ESPN has, so I was excited to read his book.
However, I didn't enjoy the book nearly as much as his online articles. My main complaint is that it was too redundant, and a little overboard. There was too much "not in this town", or "only in Philadelphia". Every game reviewed was the most crazy game ever. It was too much, and for me it got worn out. Quotes from players were just short comments from a press report. I just wanted to go deeper. I wanted to know more about how the players handled circumstances without embellishment. There were also too many statistics. I like a few stats, but I don't need to know when the last time this or that happened, over and over. The majority of the book also covered the postseason with a chapter on each game. I'd like better coverage of the entire season.
In truth, I was disappointed. Maybe I should keep to Stark's short articles, which I like. Perhaps the book was just to much over and over, and too much "wow, this is amazing, you can't script this stuff"! All that said, I hope the Phillies do it again soon.
Book Review: Not Worth It
Summary: 2 Stars
Jason Stark is one of my favorite columnists. As a book author he is somewhat lacking. I was hoping for some "behind the scenes" info. Instead, the book was just a compilation of his columns written during the season.