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Pages: 336 (Paperback)
ISBN: 0099519887
Pub: Arrow Books Ltd
Pub date: 2008-06-05
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1259
Reader Reviews:
Disappointing (0/0 people found this helpful)
Grisham normally has the ability to make me wonder what will happen next. Unfortunately with this book I reached the last chapter not really caring. I don't know much about American Football so a lot of it was "rhubarb-rhubarb" to me - still he kept me holding on to see where it was all going. I think I started losing interest when he ditched the interesting Italian woman for the obvious American college student.
So what happened at the end? I really can't be bothered reading the last chapter...
Easy Read, Not your usual Grisham (0/0 people found this helpful)
Having read every Grisham book, every now and again you get something different. This is one such instance. Yes, JG has build his name and reputation on courtroom/legal issues and tales of the deep south but when you can tell a story like JG, I think its great that he deviates from his normal path from time to time. Skipping Christmas and Bleachers were other examples.
This book is quite simply an easy read. A nice story in a nice setting. JG manages to describe the sumptious food and the Italian passion for the game like no other. I really enjoyed it. Whilst his other stuff is page turning with readers wanting to know the next twist in the plot, this is still a page turner because its so well written and we want to know how sucessful the main character is going to be in his new life. In summary a good read, perfect for holidays.
RUBBISH (0/0 people found this helpful)
This is the Worst Grisham book I have ever read. A nothing book. What a disappointment
Indescribably BAD (0/0 people found this helpful)
This book has only sold on the back of Mr Grisham previous marvellous books.
The publishers should be ashamed of themselves, firstly for printing it, and secondly for misleadingly describing this rubbish as "The International Number One Bestseller".
Mr Grisham should hang his head in shame.
It is marginally suitable for any male American early teenager, who might just be interested in travel (very unlikely), and who understands all the NFL plays. I certainly don't know any.
It is simply romantic twaddle, and I'm not quite sure why I bothered to finish it
Don't be fooled! (1/1 people found this helpful)
Grisham's storylines are tight and plausable, his characters becoming more substantial with almost every line. Each time his books are picked up again (if you can put it down) is time spent fascinated by an intelligent and ultimately satisfying read. Until this one.
Any book sold reliant upon the magnificent reputation of the author might reasonably be expected to enhance that reputation.
So DON'T BE FOOLED:
This cannot possibly have been written by John Grisham.
Nothing will have prepared the reader for this level of unbelievably infuriating boredom and total disappointment.
"Playing for Pizza" is the best possible cure for insomnia.
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