Playing for Pizza

Title: Playing for Pizza

Author: John Grisham

Pages: 308

Genre: Fiction

Grade: B

Synopsis:  Rick Dockery wakes up in a Cleveland hospital, but can't remember how he got there.  As the fog lifts from his mind, and as he watches ESPN SportsCenter, he remembers the playoff game that he was playing in for the Cleveland Browns.  The Browns were up by 17 late in the 4th quarter and Dockery, the 3rd string quarterback for the Browns proceeded to throw 3 straight interceptions, leading to the Browns loss in the last game before the Super Bowl.  Dockery has quickly become one of the most hated individuals in Cleveland and he decides to lay low for a while.  His agent finds him a job in the Italian Football (real American Football) League with a small salary.  Dockery reluctantly agrees and finds that playing in Italy holds a few surprises.

My Review:  I bought this book at a garage sale a while back and I was surprised that this book had nothing to do with lawyers, courtrooms, judges, etc.  I didn't know John Grisham was capable of writing anything but legal thrillers.  There wasn't anything too special about this book, but I enjoyed having an easy read and being able to escape into Italian football.