Last Days of Summer
by Steve Kluger
๐ผ ๐ก๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ค ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ก๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐๐ฉ
๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐๐๐ค๐๐ฎ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ก.
๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ค. ๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ช๐๐ ๐ค.
SYNOPSIS
Set in the background of World War II, Brooklyn, the book follows Joey Margolis, a young Jewish boy living a troubled life, as he searches for a father, not the neglecting birth father he already has, but one that would never let him down. He then hurls head-on into the life of Charlie Banks, a rising New York Giants baseball star, pestering him with letters and all sort of mischievous antics. Their unexpected bond thus changes the courses of both their lives, and of all the people beside them.
REVIEW
The whole storyline revolves around the main theme of baseball, surrounded by hilarious, but affectionate conversations between each of the characters. I found it quite intimidating at first due to my lack of familiarity with the sport. However, if you look closely at the story, it really isnโt about baseball, not at all. Itโs about the growth and bonding between them, the journeys and adventures they go on together, the memories they shared, and about what they were to each other in the end.
As for the writing, itโs an epistolary novel, carried out in a series of newspaper cuttings, letters, postcards, interviews, and short paragraphs. I wasnโt quite used to it at first, but found it quite an easy and heartwarming read once I got used to the unique style.
Iโm not planning to elaborate much, (though I probably already have) but I strongly recommend this book to you. Itโs simple. Read the book. Will not disappoint.
