Read Grisham's "Calico Joe" today.

[State82]

Pretty good baseball novel. Quick read, too, at just under 200 pages. Baseball fans need to check it out.

 

[Goat Still Grindin]

so we can all relive how we ignored his son and consequently how he built Virginia's program. <div>
</div><div>I don't know why I bother with MSU.</div>

 

[State82]

ever orchestrated by any MSU athletic program. There is a possibility that all the discussions going on here lately would be moot if someone, anyone, had a lick of sense with regard to that matter. It still pisses me off to this day. Incredibly stupid does not begin to describe that situation.

 

[BillBraskyDOG]

I read Grisham's horrendous novel about the guy who goes to play football in Italy. I was embarrassed for him while reading it.

 

[Ol Blue.sixpack]

so we can all relive how we ignored his son and consequently how he built Virginia's program. <div>
</div><div>I don't know why I bother with MSU.</div>

I don't think anybody would stand in your way if you decided to take your "talents" to another program.

 

[State82]

This one is much better. It's not purely about baseball only, but it uses baseball to get the point across. Its basically about forgiveness.

 

[nsvltndog]

My 11 year old son is an avid reader and has read Grisham's Theodore Boone Kid Lawyer Series. I've got a copy of Calico Joe that I haven't read yet and he has already asked if he can read it. Is there anything in it unsuitable for a 5th grader? I can't imagine it being any worse than the stuff he hears on the bus everyday, but thought I would ask anyway.

 

[anon1751035439]

Not meaning to be confrontational. I'tsa serious question.

 

[jakldawg]

is ready for some of the stuff in this Grisham book:<div>

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[Maroon Eagle]

Some friends liked that book so I thought I'd give it a shot and it was terrible-- no conflict and things were repetitive.

 

[State82]

The word "sex" is mentioned once. It does revolve around a ruined and toxic father/son relationship that never heals, even in the end.

 

[dawgstudent]

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[kimmer]

Nothing but an anti-DP propaganda piece.

Now this is not meant to be a pile on grisham because he abandoned MSU baseball thing. I am proud that one of our own has done well but this book turned me off of his novels permanently.

It is sickening just how over the top it was from painting the mother of the innocent murder victim as an easily manipulated, vindictive boob to shamelessly plugging several anti-capital punishment advocacy groups in the story line.

If someone wants to shill for a cause then go to it, but don't try and sell it to me to me as entertainment.

 

[Skink]

it entertaining. Dickens, Swift, Orwell, Twain, Steinbeck, Stowe...

You just didn't happen to agree with Grisham. Stories have always been used to make a point. Even Jesus taught with parables.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

Anti-communism with Animal Farm, Libertarianism/Objectivism with Ayn Rand's works as well as quite a few science fiction writers (Heinlein being one), Civil Rights with To Kill a Mockingbird, and Anti-Slavery with Uncle Tom's Cabin-- just to name a few.

 

[warchief]

Virtually every paragraph revolves around the main character drinking beer, eating conveniently free authentic Italian food, and banging some 20 yr old slut he just so happened to conveniently happen upon in Italy. It was obvious he didnt even try while writing that one. I thought bleachers was decent though.