Gail S. reviewed on 3/14/2012 + 32 more book reviews

This book is a wonderful read - especially for people with ties to Chicago. You can almost smell the hot dogs steaming in Wrigley Field and hear the crack of the bat.
His description of Chicago architecture will remind you of your grandma's house and street names can bring you back to the entrance to Riverview Park. Some words he uses will only have meaning to Chicagoians (the Hawk, Da Coach). His description of a Chicago winter will make you reach for a sweater. Harvey has 'changed the names to protect the innocent', but it's easy to figure who he's referring to and fill in the names. This book starts out at full blast and never slows down - that's how I managed to read a 300 page book in 2 nights.

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