Diamond Ruby: A Novel Audiobook

" Loved this book, didn't want to put it down. The baseball aspect is very exciting but the real value of this book is the 1920s New York backdrop. "

" Very entertaining. Endearing characters. "

" I liked this book - it's baseball, which I adore, and 1920s New York, which is just fun. I'm not normally a fan of books where everything goes wrong for the character, though. That's part of where the comparisons to A Tree Grows in Brooklyn felt wrong to me - Francie has a hard life, but there's beauty and wonder, too. You feel both more keenly because you have the balance. Here, it's just bad after bad after bad, and it's numbing. Ruby was a strong character whom I admired, and the real characters worked into the story mostly worked very very well. Definitely an interesting story. "

" This was a really fun to read book, perfect for this time of year. I really enjoyed it and was excited to hear that the author has plans for a 2nd book with these characters coming out in the future! "

" My favorite read of the summer. "

" This is more like a 3-1/2 star rating. A simple story, a great read! "

" This was a pretty poor book throughout. That being said, I was still surprised at just how terrible the ending was. I'll go so far as to say it was The Worst ending I've ever come across in a work a fiction. "

" A good read. The writing was a bit shaky to start with, but got better; and the story line, while somewhat implausible at points, was clever and exciting. "

" On the cover it says it's comparable to "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" -- that's an insult to Betty Smith. This one has a rail-thin plot and implausible situations. I wouldn't recommend this one. I wanted to like it and just couldn't. Silly stuff. "

" Wallace delivers a grandstand view of 1920s New York and a plucky, clever, good-hearted heroine. You can't help but root for Ruby. "

" Really enjoyed this book it made me smile. I loved Diamond Ruby's character, the time period in baseball and history. "

" Despite being based on a sport that I do not follow, Diamond Ruby is a great novel. A story for anybody. Some of the parts that lingered on details of the game dragged a little but overall it was a tale of a girl fighting against the odds to survive. "

" Blurb on the front cover compares this to A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Was it that wonderful - no, but Diamond Ruby was a really good book. If you like baseball, historical fiction set in the 20s and a strong heroine you will enjoy this novel. "

" A fast, great read! I loved the characters, loved the story, loved the book. However the chapters about the influenza epidemic in 1918 kinda scared the pants off me! "

" what could be better? well written historical fiction that includes baseball! Loved it. "

" Poor girl, talk about not catching a break. What a hard miserable life. The parts about baseball were interesting and the history of baseball and some of the famous people in the book were fun. "

" On the cover it says it's comparable to "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" -- that's an insult to Betty Smith. This one has a rail-thin plot and implausible situations. I wouldn't recommend this one. I wanted to like it and just couldn't. Silly stuff. "

" Loved this book, didn't want to put it down. The baseball aspect is very exciting but the real value of this book is the 1920s New York backdrop. "