"If something isn't aesthetically pleasing or interesting, doesn't require skills I do not have, and makes a stupid point stupidly, I don't appreciate it as art. That doesn't make me a philistine. It makes me a non-rube."

--Jonah Goldberg

Friday, January 16, 2009

The One with Playing for Pizza

64. Title & Author: Playing for Pizza by John Grisham (262 pages)
Genre: Fiction--Sports
Completed: 11 November 2008

Summary & Review:
3rd string quaterback for the Browns, Rick Dockery, ends up being put in for the last 11 minutes of the AFC championship game versus Denver (Go Broncos!). The Browns have a commanding lead and it would take a miracle for the Broncos to win it. Unfortunately for the Browns, Dockery is that miracle, and after throwing three interceptions and losing the game he is run out of Cleveland and the NFL. With little to no prospects in North America, Dockery's agent finds him a starting QB position on the Parma Panthers. Yes, Parma is in Italy. 

This was a pretty fun book. Every so often Grisham will take a break from his usual legal thrillers and write something a little more lighthearted, like this and Skipping Christmas (review #3 on this list). It was an interesting and entertaining look into a less famous aspect of Italian life, football Americano.

Rating: 8.0
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