Status Updates From Mr. October: The Reggie Jac...

The title is extremely fitting. It is referring to the many Octobers that Reggie accomplished great things. Including, " that October, Reggie was batting .300 and had an astonishing RBI record with multiple homers" (Allen 230). His nickname was Mr. October, thust the book title.

In personally really enjoy this book, it is confusing at times, but it is thought provoking. I like that it really makes me feel as if I'm personally getting to know Mr. October. I also like that it shows the good, bad, ugly, and any other information about Reggie I, as the reader, should know.

The least likable thing about Reginald Jackson is his cocky attitude. He decided not to play for Baltimore because he felt he deserved a higher salary, even though other good players were receiving less than his offer. He did not think about the affect on the team, they played poorly all season, but only thought of himself. " I regretted that we didn't get him earlier that season. I think we would have won"(Allen).

The main character is kind to those less fortunate than him. He visits his fans that have cancer and also donates to many charities. He also promised homers to those that wished for this on their death beds, and he always came through, " A few days later he hit another home run" (Allen 93).

The most exciting part of the book is when the author tells about Reggie's homers. He hit 59, almost beating the Babe Ruth and Mari's records. It was intense.

The character motivates the story. The novel is character driven, because everything that happens depends on Reggie, his attitude, and his actions. "In the fall of 1967 Reggie returned" ( Allen 82). This quote shows that the dates don't affect Reggie, Reggie affects the dates.

I think I would read more from this author. Allen is very skilled in writing biographies, In a way. That you can really relate to the subject, or person. If I was interested in learning more about a famous person, I would first look and see if Maury Allen has written anything about them, because his writing is exceptional.

"A lot of silent dislike was going on," ( Allen 56). This dialogue sounds as if it was a real life conversation, well, because it was. Ip the text uses dialogue only as direct quotes from a actual people in Reggie's life. Characters have normal every day conversations and they are written down as so.

No one has really outshines Reggie yet, but Reggie's ex wife stands out to me. She is "darkly attractive" ( Allen 48). She and Reggie were College sweethearts, and although they are divorced now, at one point all she wanted was to be the perfect baseball wife, without the drama of the other wives.

The author admires Reggie Jackson, and uses a positive tone. "For a youngster like Reggie, the adventure was thrilling" ( Allen 74). This shows that he sees Reggie as someone who enjoys life. The author uses imagery and is very descriptive in details, "a sprawling, attractive, suburban school serving Philadelphia bedroom communities," (Allen 26) for example gives the reader a clear picture of the type of school.

The point of view in third person omniscient. "Jackson arrived at Modesto, California" ( Allen 70). The narrator is Maury Allen and she tells about Reggie's life. The quote shows how she tells of Jackson's locations, feelings, words, but isn't in his brain and can't explain his thoughts.

So far in the book, I enjoy the admiration of Reggie Jackson. They thoroughly explain his dreams, good deeds, accomplishments. I do not dislike anything about the text, but I dislike how he is being treated by people in his life. I especially do not like that he did not get drafted because of his skin color, he's a good ball player.

The authors Main idea is to reveal everything about Reggie Jackson; the good, the bad, and the ugly. "The most revealing book ever written about a sports star" (Allen front cover). The author tells about Reggie's rough past, brilliant career and everything in between.