Is this heaven? No, it's Iowa.

Since there aren't a lot of options for entertainment down here, I do a lot of reading. I've long run out of books that I personally brought here, so lately I've been borrowing a lot of books from other volunteers. There's also a bookcase in the lobby of my building, which I recently perused and found a book I'd always meant to read: Shoeless Joe.

For those that aren't aware, this book, written by W.P. Kinsella is the story that the movie Field of Dreams is based on. The book is very similar to the movie's plotline, but had some interesting differences as well. Most notably, in my opinion, is the famous writer Ray Kinsella goes to visit is J.D. Salinger in the book, whereas in the movie it is the fictional Terrance Mann. This fact doesn't really create any major plot differences, but I just thought it was an interesting sidenote. There are some additional scenes and angles in the book that are more significant, but the main thrust of the narrative is the same as the movie.

So, for anyone that enjoyed Field of Dreams, I definitely suggest picking up this book sometime. Anyhow, just thought I'd pass this along since I didn't have anything better to write about at the moment.