Playing for Pizza

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• Playing for Pizza By John Grisham

  John Grisham has already tried his hand at legal thrillers, autobiographical Southern fiction, Christmas angst and serious nonfiction, so why not add something funny to the mix? In his latest novel, Playing for Pizza, the master of courtroom tension ... (read full critics)

  bookpage published on Sun, 12 Sep 2010

• Bookreporter.com - PLAYING FOR PIZZA by John Grisham

  • Read an Excerpt John Grisham is one of the world's most popular writers. Since 1989, when his first novel, A TIME TO KILL, was published, Grisham has written a bestselling book each year. 2006 saw the release of his first work of nonfiction, THE IN ... (read full critics)

  bookreporter published on Tue, 31 Aug 2010

7 Reviews

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  Playing for pizza

  I don t think this is a good book..it s almost boring and for me is the bad copy of the film by two american brothers.. I prefer the film obviusly! And i'm not a big fan of grisham

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  Gsargiacomo said on Dec 8, 2011 | Add your feedback

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  Some might argue this follows in the footsteps of "The Broker", boiling down to just a list of fine Italian food, wines and places to visit. But there's a difference - the story here is plausible.
  I'm not into American football, but have been part of the "small but loyal base of fans" (quoting the b ... (continue)

  Some might argue this follows in the footsteps of "The Broker", boiling down to just a list of fine Italian food, wines and places to visit. But there's a difference - the story here is plausible.
  I'm not into American football, but have been part of the "small but loyal base of fans" (quoting the book) of Italian baseball since mid 1980s. The environment is just the same, Italian amateurs playing with foreign professionals who couldn't find a job in better-paying leagues. Several scenes or characters Grisham put in the book remind me of events or people I have seen or heard of over the years.

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  ary29 said on May 6, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  Now! Recommended for any american football fan who likes a good story. And Grisham can certainly write a good story.

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  jelabino said on Nov 10, 2009 | Add your feedback

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  Charming, I loved the descriptions of the food...was lost in the football LOL. But the story is so truly Italian that it made me smile

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  Tatiana Shafer said on May 20, 2009 | Add your feedback

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  Grisham can do better!!!

  Love the ending of the book but the story develop so slowly and with a very predictable plot. For hardcore fan of JG like myself it is a major let down. He needs to stick to his core competence and this is not what I call a classic Grisham. Please do not try again!

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  Norezuan said on Jun 23, 2008 | Add your feedback

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  The book was slow in the beginning, but it did pick up in the middle. It was a good coming of age story, but I think that it would only appeal to a certain audience.

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  Bella said on Feb 24, 2008 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Hardcover 272 Pages
• ISBN-10: 1846053684
• ISBN-13: 9781846053689
• Publisher: Century
• Pub date: Sep 25, 2007
• Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Paperback, Audio CD, Others and eBook
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