The Entitled is several stories rolled into one. It begins as a story about a man whose life dream is to make it in the big leagues. When that dream falls short, he spends the remainder of his adulthood striving to make it big as an MLB manager and these efforts cost him his marriage and relationships with his children. Enter a big star player whose feats have gone to his head and you have the makings of this book. Each man, old and young, has their own haunts, fears and obstacles to overcome and each must decide what (or who) they must give up in order to obtain their goal. I love baseball, so I enjoyed the behind-the-scenes aspect of a players life, but was disappointed when neither character stepped up to the plate to defend or admonish a young woman who was raped. I personally don't feel that any of us are entitled to anything more than the next person. What we receive in life is usually measured by what we give in life. I felt this story fell a bit short when both men felt entitled to skip over the truth in order to further themselves and their careers. I wasn't sure what kind of message the author was trying to send. I thought the story was well written, but was disappointed by the lack of character or backbone of both men. I am not a feminist, but it was obvious that this book was written by a man who could not possibly comprehend the magnitude of emotional and internal scarring that follows being raped. I am afraid he missed the boat in the end. Had it not been for the baseball aspect, which I enjoyed, I probably would have given this a thumbs down.