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Shoeless Joe [Hardcover]

W. P. Kinsella (Author)
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)

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Publication Date: April 1982
"Wild...Romantic...Unconventional...A triumph of hope."

THE BOSTON GLOBE

The voice of a baseball announcer tells the Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella: "If you build it, he will come." "He" is Shoeless Joe Jackson, Ray's hero. "It" is a baseball stadium which Ray carves out of his cornfield. Like the movie FIELD OF DREAMS that was made from this novel, SHOELESS JOE is about baseball. But it's also about love and the power of dreams to make people come alive....


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W. P. Kinsella plays with both myth and fantasy in his lyrical novel, which was adapted into the enormously popular movie, Field of Dreams. It begins with the magic of a godlike voice in a cornfield, and ends with the magic of a son playing catch with the ghost of his father. In Kinsella's hands, it's all about as simple, and complex, as the object of baseball itself: coming home. Like Ring Lardner and Bernard Malamud before him, Kinsella spins baseball as backdrop and metaphor, and, like his predecessors, uses the game to tell us a little something more about who we are and what we need. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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"W. P. Kinsella plays with both myth and fantasy in his lyrical novel, which was adapted into the enormously popular movie, 'Field of Dreams.' It begins with the magic of a godlike voice in a cornfield, and ends with the magic of a son playing catch with the ghost of his father. In Kinsella's hands, it's all about as simple, and complex, as the object of baseball itself: coming home. Like Ring Lardner and Bernard Malamud before him, Kinsella spins baseball as backdrop and metaphor, and, like his predecessors, uses the game to tell us a little something more about who we are and what we need." Amazon.com
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5.0 out of 5 stars Crazy about Baseball in Iowa April 28 2002
By Asher Coffield
Format:Paperback
Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella is an inspiring story of Ray Kinsella, a not-so-typical farmer from Iowa who just loves baseball. One day while he's out in his cornfield, he hears the voice of a baseball announcer say, "If you build it, he will come." Like a vision from a crystal ball, he realises and sees that "he" is Shoeless Joe Jackson, and "it" is a baseball field. Although he's called crazy by the rest of the town, his daughter and wife stand beside him. The voice, and Shoeless Joe keep him motivated as they lead him on a journey all across USA to fufill his dreams.
Shoeless Joe is a beautifully written story about going for your dreams, the American way, and remembering true values of life. It's a great book, and it's truly inspiring. I recommend you to BUY BUY BUY!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great condition Aug 2 2011
By Dano
Format:Hardcover
I was concerned about the condition of this book since it was an old first edition, but it was as described and arrived well packaged and on time.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book Jun 5 2002
By Mike
Format:Paperback
The book itself is good overall and is a story that all baseball fans should read. This book is a reading level that 12 years of age and older could read, and when you do, you will get tied up in reading it all the time. At first when you start reading, you might think that it's a boring book, but you shouldn't stop because it gets better. The book starts off with Ray Kinsella, the main character, hearing a voice saying, "If you build it, he will come." This meant that if Ray built a baseball feild, Shoeless Joe Jackson would come. These words inspired him to do so, and he did.
The reason this book was appealing to me was because I am into baseball myself. I think anyone could enjoy this book, baseball fan or not.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Very Much Not the Movie
I saw "Field of Dreams" the year it came out, and read "Shoeless Joe" several months later. I was in high school at the time, deep into my obsession with baseball books (the Mets... Read more
Published on Jun 15 2003 by Jason A. Miller
4.0 out of 5 stars An adventure through a pastime
"If you build it he will come", an unfamiliar voice softly whispers in through the cornfield. These few words change Iowa farmer, Ray Kinsella's life. Read more
Published on Dec 4 2001 by Tyler Jackson
5.0 out of 5 stars Shoeless Joe
The book Shoeless Joe is the base for Field of Dreams. Shoeless Joe is a great book from him watching his father hood hero to him playing catch wiht his dad.
Published on Oct 8 2001
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant and evocative
The prose may be over the top at times, but what a preposterously brilliant, creative book: can one even conceive there would be a book where two of the principal characters were... Read more
Published on Aug 28 2001 by "pspa"
5.0 out of 5 stars ORDER IT--IT WILL COME
As an author with my debut novel in its initial release, I sincerely admire SHOELESS JOE by W.P. Kinsella. Read more
Published on Aug 16 2001 by Kent Braithwaite
5.0 out of 5 stars ORDER IT--IT WILL COME
As an author with my debut novel in its initial release, I sincerely admire SHOELESS JOE by W.P. Kinsella. Read more
Published on Aug 16 2001 by Kent Braithwaite
4.0 out of 5 stars Shoeless Joe
1982: Sometimes determination and an imagination can make a person's dreams reality. This notion was powerfully expressed throughout W. P. Kinsella's moving novel, Shoeless Joe. Read more
Published on April 16 2001
5.0 out of 5 stars Dreams Fade To Reality
Daydreams, visions, and hopes all come together in the magical novel Shoeless Joe, written by WP Kinsella. Read more
Published on April 15 2001
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational & Enchanting! A Wonderful Story!
Shoeless Joe is by far Kinsella's best work as an author. I enjoyed this book from beginning to end. Read more
Published on Mar 6 2001 by Michael Delaware
4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining, but over the top
A must read if you liked Field of Dreams, the novel Shoeless Joe is actually a bit more complex and has additional characters. Read more
Published on Feb 26 2001 by "pspa"
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