Bleachers, (Paperback)

from MarysGirl

I jumped into this one looking for a thriller and found...well...not a thriller. No bodies, cover-ups, or government corruption - at least in the traditional sense. A man does die, long-held secrets are revealed and the steamy underbelly of championship football is aired. Grisham takes a break fr...

from JenniferRobb

This book is a departure from the legal fiction with which John Grisham established himself. In this book, a number of former football players return to the town of Messina to hold vigil for and then mourn their former coach, Eddie Rake. One of those players is Neely Crenshaw, a former star quart...

from jonwwil

This is an interesting little book. And when I say "little," I mean it - at just 163 pages, I'd call it a novella myself, even though it says "A NOVEL" right there on the cover. I'm a high school football junkie - as much for the human drama it provides as for the action on the field - so I thoug...

from adeej

This is by no means Grisham's greatest work. The chapters are painfully long. The story-line may be of interest to those who are keen followers of American football or small-town America. A certain level of knowledge about American football is ideal to understand all parts of this book. I read th...

from lindseyrivers

I think this book will be most appreciated by 30 something year old men from small southern towns who played football in High School. As a 29 year old female from a small southern football town, I got it. It just didn't resonate with me like I think it would the target audience. An emotional read...