The Fan

Title: The Fan

Author: Peter Abrahams

Pages: 320

Genre: Sports, Fiction

Grade: B

Synopsis: Gil is a rabid fan of the Sox and the new player that they have acquired in Bobby Rayburn. Gil believes that Rayburn will be the solution to all of the Sox's problems. Gil has some major problems of his own. He sales knives for a company that his father started years ago, but is fired due to poor performance. The only thing that Gil can think about are the days when he played baseball himself - in the little leagues. The great Bobby Rayburn is in a slump and Gil thinks he is the only one that can help get him out of it.

My Review: I felt that this was a fitting book to be reading during the final days of the World Series. I enjoyed how baseball and real life are intertwined with each one controlling the other at different times. The story is very engaging and a little disturbing as Gil obsesses more and more over Bobby Rayburn.