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Liked It2 of 3 members found this review helpful “Not a mystery, not about murders, and yet one of the most delightful books ever written by Grisham - and this from a reader who is while very fond of the writer's work is on the other hand decidedly not a sports afficionado! |
Didn’t Like It2 of 2 members found this review helpful “Characters were as thin as the pages they were written on. The plot was as aimless as the protagonist. "For Love of the Game" meets the Spaghetti Western.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Humorous and fast paced--a different Grisham writing style fro his legal thrillers. Yet, I loved this special book. ”
Michael Rushnak wrote this review 6 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Great book by John Grisham, but one that may fail to please readers that aren't fans of football. Being a fan of the sport myself and getting ready to leave for a two-week vacation in Italy, this book was a perfect light read that increased my anticipation for the imminent food and sightseeing. ”
Oniren wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Well-written, enjoyable story, but I don't like unresolved endings. It would make a good movie.”
bmayer wrote this review Thursday, May 9, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Wow. This was really abysmal. Maybe if you were a football fan and didn't care about the quality of writing, it would be bearable. But I found it torturous. If one of my high school seniors had written it for senior project, I would be impressed that he wrote that much...but this is really poorly written and boring. I read it because it was one of the give-away possibilities for World Book Night. Sad.”
Brooke wrote this review Tuesday, April 30, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Excellent book for a football fan”
Cucharero72 wrote this review Sunday, April 28, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Quite mediocre for Grisham's abilities and prior work - I read everything he writes but this was just an in-fill between courses. Fair character development but almost no plot development. If he used authoring this novel to write off expenses of touring Italy, I don't blame him.”
thefran wrote this review Sunday, April 21, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Enjoyed! Listened to unabridged on CD”
Lola N wrote this review Tuesday, April 2, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I’m handing out Playing for Pizza on World Book Night, and I wanted to read it first. Apparently, John Grisham was in Bologna doing research for The Broker when he met an Italian football player–American football that is, and a brilliant story was born.
Kimberly Duquette wrote this review Tuesday, March 26, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Rick Dockery was cut from his third-string position as quarterback for the Cleveland Browns, and became a national laughingstock overnight. He’s all washed up in the NFL, and the Canadians won’t touch him either.
But all Rick knows is football. Against enormous odds, Rick finally lands a job—as the starting quarterback for the Mighty Panthers of Parma, Italy.
”“I really enjoyed this book.... It was a fun read....”
Michael J. Garreffa wrote this review Monday, March 25, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“If you like Italian food, enjoy traveling to Italy and watching American football this is a great read (particularly during the playoffs).”
Gordon Lafey wrote this review Monday, February 25, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
