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In Paradise, on the banks of the River of Time, the Lord of the Universe is playing ball with His archangels.
-- Things Invisible to See by Nancy Willard.
Magical realism and baseball are two things I steer clear of in novels, but I'm giving this one a go because it is on Erica Jong's list of Top 100 Novels by Women and was one of the books I randomly selected for my personal TBR challenge this year.
What a beautiful notion!
ReplyDeleteI like the sound of this one...thanks!
ReplyDeletePretty picture! But baseball is soooo boring. Hope the book is more exciting.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful beginning.
ReplyDeleteI am going to have to see what this book is all about. I don't like baseball, but perhaps it isn't all baseball. :)
Thanks for sharing.
Have a wonderful reading day and weekend.
Elizabeth
Silver's Reviews
My Book Beginnings
I tend to not read sport-related books either, largely because I have no expertise in most sports so a large part of the story passes me right by! This one sounds fun though and I have just read 'Paradise Lost' so I'm full of angels etc! Thanks for hosting :) I hope you have a great weekend!
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Juli @ Universe in Words
Playing baseball with archangels, I couldn't help but smile. Makes me curious about the book.
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoy it! :)
ReplyDeleteI had two entries as the first had an error and does not take you to my blog page. Try the second entry.
ReplyDeleteNice book beginning!
That paints a great picture.
ReplyDeleteI'm new to magical realism and I'm intrigued by this one since those are some serious credentials! Hope you enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about baseball and magical realism, but I do like the book's beginning.
ReplyDeleteThank you for hosting this meme every week.
That's in intriguing and poetic beginning!
ReplyDeleteJessica @ Ramblings on Readings
Not a baseball fan, but that beginning has my attention.
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