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I wanted to like this one more than I did. Mosher is a Vermont writer who has written about the Northeast Kingdom- the very rural and poor northeast portion of that state-in several great books. This novel is about a boy growing up there and his eventual path to the Boston Red Sox. However, the plot is so absurd that at some point one had to accept it as almost magic realism in order to reconcile it with reality. Nevertheless, some inexcusable editing problems (the star player's stats were completely unrealistic and the climax play in the book had a crucial and basic error of baseball involved) made it hard to excuse all the fun. That being said, Mosher writes well of summers in rural New England, and certainly made this native son a little nostalgic. Nevertheless, read Mosher's other books before jumping into this one.

I don't think this book will ever leave the "currently reading" category. Partly because there are parts of it I'll read and re-read and re-read. Partly because it's a giant tome I don't think I'll ever completely finish. Everything you ever wanted to know about the chemistry and physics of food and cooking, down to the molecular level, yet understandable and practical. I may never overcook an egg again! If it teaches me how to bake bread, I'll consider this book a miracle.