by John Grisham
If you've only read Grisham's lawyer-thrillers then this book will come as pleasant surprise. It is a crisp well-written comedy about falling in love with life. At least, life as it is sometime lived in Italy. Our hero is not a lawyer but a washed out NFL Quarterback who escapes to a season in Ita...
Playing for Pizza by John GrishamRick has woken up from his injury on the football field and has no recollection as to why he was even in the game. He had been in many football teams and didn't even register the latest one.Only 28 and he's told to retire....he is about to be served for paternity sui...
Not by any means is this a masterpiece of writing but it is a very entertaining story that has heart, humor and some of the best meals described that the characters get to enjoy that I have ever heard of and very much wish I had been able to sample some of for myself by the time the book was finishe...
20,000 people have read this book--a small town--but because it was GRISHAM, most of them were sucked in. no legalistic drama. no court room showdowns. no explication of mechanisms by which to cheat the system.hence, low ratings on GR.HOWEVER... if you don't actually like Grisham, this is the one bo...
First off, I found this novel to be a bit boring at some places. The story was intriguingly interesting but it felt like a chore rather than an enjoyment because there were so many same stories with different tour places, food talk and the general football americano. The driving incidents made me th...
RezensionWas soll ich sagen? Wenn ich mich schon auf der ersten Seite in ein Buch verliebt habe, dann in dieses. Die Geschichte an sich war meiner Meinung nach nichts Herausragendes. Keine raffinierten Wendungen, kein sonderlich überraschendes Ende, keine trickreichen Überraschungseffekte. Aber so v...
Synopsis:Rick Dockery is a third string NFL quarterback for the Cleveland Browns, who throws three interceptions in 11 minutes in the AFC championship game, blowing a 17 point lead and resulting in the Browns missing their chance at their first-ever Super Bowl appearance. He is cut from the team, vi...
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