Rating: 
Summary: Reverse the Curse?
Review: Who knew serial murder could be laugh out loud funny? Ferrell has captured the desperation of Red Sox Nation in this sharp satire. A phenomanal rookie pitcher, who can hit like hell and play a mean right field, might just be what will push the also-ran Red Sox into the Championship, but ritualized murder follows the team like a rabid fan. The ownership, the management, the cops, everyone seems to be in on keeping what might be the ugliest secret ever in baseball to allow the Sox to reach the World Series and maybe even win it for a change. Suspense, not mystery, is what this book is, but the red herrings were too easily tossed aside and potential red herrings fizzled out as well. Ferrell manages to keep things mixed up enough to be a set-up guy, though not a starter or closer. Still, it was an entertaining book that kept me turning the pages because, like in baseball, anything could happen, and frequently enough did.
Rating:
Summary: Reverse the Curse?
Review: Who knew serial murder could be laugh out loud funny? Ferrell has captured the desperation of Red Sox Nation in this sharp satire. A phenomanal rookie pitcher, who can hit like hell and play a mean right field, might just be what will push the also-ran Red Sox into the Championship, but ritualized murder follows the team like a rabid fan. The ownership, the management, the cops, everyone seems to be in on keeping what might be the ugliest secret ever in baseball to allow the Sox to reach the World Series and maybe even win it for a change. Suspense, not mystery, is what this book is, but the red herrings were too easily tossed aside and potential red herrings fizzled out as well. Ferrell manages to keep things mixed up enough to be a set-up guy, though not a starter or closer. Still, it was an entertaining book that kept me turning the pages because, like in baseball, anything could happen, and frequently enough did.
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