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Diamond Ruby (2010)

by Joseph Wallace(Favorite Author)

3.94 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1439160058 (ISBN13: 9781439160053)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Touchstone

review 1: i really enjoyed this book, and I appreciate that overall, Mr. Wallace seems to do his research and gives us some good information about times and issues while giving us a good story (I also enjoyed his other novel, Invasive Species). There was, however, one error that threw me out of the story so thoroughly that I couldn't go back to reading it for a half an hour -- on page 361, I read the following line: "He lived on the South Side, not far from Wrigley Field." Oh, the travesty! Any Chicagoans will be upset to read this, and I would think someone with a good knowledge of baseball would see this error right away, so perhaps this was an unintentional error, although I don't know how it got by the editors. I assume he meant Comiskey, rather than Wrigley, as it would mak... moree more sense, but it's also possible he accidentally wrote "South" when he meant "North." I just hate errors like this, because they make me skeptical of other information in the book (even though it's a novel, it's historical fiction, and when there are purported facts, they should be accurate.)Otherwise, I liked this story, and I liked Ruby. There is a note wherein the author stated he was working on a sequel, and if he ever does finish it, I would read it.
review 2: A very moving portrait of a young girl standing up to discrimination and hardships of the 1920's, Diamond Ruby is an inspirational character for men and women alike. I am glad Joseph Wallace decided to write this book in order to give a better ending to the true events of a female pitcher named Jackie Mitchell who was banned, including all women, from playing baseball after she struck out Babe Ruth. Wallace paints a believable background of historic New York City, shuttling readers back to an earlier time. less

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