Jaycee Stanley's Reviews > Sour Apples: A Novel for Those Who Hate to Read

Sour apples - Paul Jantzen

A wholesome, coming of age story following Jimmy, an 11 year old boy & his trials of life.

There is something so beautiful about experiencing life through a child’s eyes. How something so small can make them feel on top of the world and their resilience to carrying on when something goes wrong. Paul Jantzen captured all of that in this book. I had a good laugh & a good cry.

The ending was diabolical! Not in the sense that it was bad (because it wasn’t) but it was so sad… Jimmy ofcourse knew he’d be okay though. (That didn’t make me feel any less sad for him though).

I really enjoyed this book, it was such a nice difference to what I usually read. Some parts were a bit slow for me because I know nothing of sports, especially baseball… That however did not stop me from enjoying Jimmy’s love for the game & the bond with his favourite coach & friend Patch.

Patch was one of my favourite characters, along with Rufus. I think if we were all as understanding & kind as Jimmy and Patch were to each other, the world would be a much nicer place.

A huge thankyou to Paul Jantzen for sending me this book for an honest review!!!