Playing For Pizza: A Novel by John Grisham Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Playing For Pizza: A Novel
Book Review: raising fund for his politics?
Summary: 1 Stars
This poor writing makes one wonder if Grisham is only interested in raising funds for disseminating his politic views. For that reason it is always worthy to boycott Grisham's tracks merely on political grounds. Avoid this one and all Grisham tomes. He is unworthy of support. this is worth a zero review, but that option isn't available.Book Review: Something different!
Summary: 4 Stars
I really enjoyed this book it is not the typical Grisham thriller (Which really do not interest me any more). This the story of Pro quarterback Rick Dockery who has become the laughing stock of the NFL. The only team his agent can find him to play for is an Italian team that plays in a European league. This is a fish out of water story, Rick has never been to Europe and knows nothing about Italy, and all he knows about Italians is from watching American gangster movies. This of course makes for some cute and funny situations. While not a thriller the book does have some surprising twists. Good entertaining, feel good read! Book Review: A fun, fast, and light-hearted read!
Summary: 5 Stars
Grisham has written a fun, fast, and light-hearted book about a guy trying to find his place in the world. So what if it's not a legal thriller or whatever, it's a terrific story that will keep you turning the pages and laughing. And it's not just a "football book" either, but is a delightful mixture of travelogue and classic redemption tale. I highly recommend "Playing for PIzza" for anyone looking for a fun fictional experience!Book Review: Who's this written for?
Summary: 2 Stars
This is definitely not your typical Grisham and I really miss his legal thrillers. Maybe he's just exhausted his ideas for those stories. This book is about an NFL football player who has several bad seasons and ends up playing for an Italian team in Italy. It's not really a "guy" book in my opinion - it reads too much like a self discovery/romance novel but there's so much football talk it's not going to appeal to a lot of women either. Certainly wasn't my cup of tea.Book Review: Not the typical Grisham fare
Summary: 4 Stars
I enjoyed this book quite a bit. Yes, it is a departure from Grisham's usual legal thrillers but those were getting quite boring in my opinion. Same stuff, different book. I think the writing of this novel was very well done, Grisham creates very likeable characters who I found myself rooting for on each and every game day, sometimes even skipping ahead to see if they won. The main character of Rick Dockery goes through the usual motions of self discovery after a huge letdown but I still was on his side. I did find the football plays terribly confusing to read but I do not profess a lot of familiarity with the "Xs and Os" as Grisham calls them. This book is a quick read and enjoyable but I would not recommend purchasing it unless you really really really love John Grisham.