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jeanner222
Nov 09, 2012
Another detour for the almighty Grisham—this one isn’t so great. Bleachers is a slim volume with very little plot or character development. Coach Eddie Rake is dying, and his former players have returned to Messina to say goodbye to the toughest football coach that ever lived. Rake’s Spartans have a love/hate relationship with Coach, and Neely Crenshaw, our protagonist, is no exception. But the All-American quarterback seems to be quite a bit bitterer about his relationship with Rake. As Neely and his fellow Spartans reminisce, the truth about Coach Rake is revealed—the good, the bad, and the ugly. This is a disappointment after reading Playing for Pizza. Grisham needs to stick to his legal thrillers.