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  • 04/2023
  • 978-1-961194-00-7 B0C37TN8VT
  • 273 pages
  • $9.99
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  • 04/2023
  • 978-1961194007
  • 233 pages
  • $15.99
Brian Scala
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Eddie the Legend
Brian Scala, author
Eddie Fitzgerald never imagined he would do anything but follow in his father’s footsteps as a star ballplayer. However, when his baseball dreams did not pan out, he resigned himself to an ordinary existence. After several years, the Seattle native moved to Long Island when his wife received a lucrative job offer. A global pandemic would turn his mundane life and sixteen-year marriage upside down. When the world returned to normal, Eddie garnered the strength to move beyond tragedy and make new friends. With the help of his newfound inner circle, Eddie would discover the love and confidence he was lacking. Not only does he enhance the lives of those around him, but he transforms into the person he was truly destined to become.
Plot/Idea: 6 out of 10
Originality: 7 out of 10
Prose: 6 out of 10
Character/Execution: 8 out of 10
Overall: 6.75 out of 10

Assessment:

Plot/Idea: The novel follows Eddie's post-baseball career, the circle of friends he has made, and his new love. In doing so, his marriage, young adulthood, and childhood are touched on via sidebars into past events. The appeal of Eddie is meant to be his ordinariness, but the execution fizzles out.

Prose: Scala's style is unusual and colorful, and the prose takes the approach of reporting rather than storytelling. The group chats embedded throughout become repetitive and extraneous. 

Originality: Readers are afforded a glimpse of who Eddie expected to become versus reality, a theme that will resonate with many.

Character/Execution: Given Scala's choice to build the story by weaving through the past and present, central protagonist Eddie is explored in great detail, while supporting characters, including his father, take a backseat. Dani’s backstory, while harrowing, is treated with grace and sets up Eddie’s later heroics.

Date Submitted: April 22, 2023

Formats
Kindle Edition Digital Ebook Purchas Details
  • 04/2023
  • 978-1-961194-00-7 B0C37TN8VT
  • 273 pages
  • $9.99
Paperback Details
  • 04/2023
  • 978-1961194007
  • 233 pages
  • $15.99
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