PLAYING FOR PIZZA; John Grisham; New York: Doubleday, 2007, 262pgs. FictionA lightweight outing for Grisham, who tells here a story of a failed NFL third-string quarterback who, run out of town after a disastrous loss, winds up playing for the Parma Panthers in Italy. If our hero, Rick Dockery, telegraphed his passes like Grisham telegraphs what will happen next, he would soon be out of the business altogether, but sometimes predictable is pleasant enough, and the charms of Italy along with the rise of an appealing underdog team make this a good afternoon read on a snowy day, if ever we should get one.
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