Long time no see! I have been a bit busy and a little bit lazy so I’ll cover two books in one go again.
The first one is John Grisham’s Bleachers.
It’s a story about Neely Crenshaw, a high school quarterback who was one of the stars of the Messina High School. He had everything a quarterback needed to be successful, a golden arm, quick feet and a physique that was screaming: “I will lead you to the state finals”. After winning it all an receiving numerous scholarship offers he suffered an knee injury which meant his days as a player were over.
He quit school and saw football only as something from the past. When his high school coach Eddie Rake was dying and everyone in the city just prepared for the bad news he and his former teammates gathered in the city for a few days and were talking about the past. They started to dig up some stories they all want to forget and hoped would never be mentioned again.
This book was really nice and I loved “listening” to the guys talking about the good old days. It reminds me when I get together with my friends and we talk about our time in high school.
I initially wanted to rate it an 8/10 but the end kicked it up a notch so I give this book a 9/10 because the end of the book teaches you a nice life lesson.
The other book I read was Steve Martin’s The pleasure of my company.
I initially bought this book because I saw the author’s name and hoped for something funny but it turned out to be something on the other end of the spectrum. The main character, Daniel Pecan Cambridge, is an odd guy. One of his oddities is that he can’t fall asleep if the wattage of all active light isn’t exactly1,125. On the other hand, he is highly intelligent but lacks some social skills (as far as I could tell). His only social interactions are with his therapist in training, Clarissa, an Rite Aid pharmacist named Zandy and an occasional chat with Elizabeth, a real estate agent.
Everything turns upside down when he gets into the middle of Clarissa’s chaos as a single mother. This is the beginning of Daniel’s rise from solving magic squares and obsessive counting.
I wasn’t really expecting this type of novel from a man like Steve Martin and was really caught off guard but it ended really nice so I guess it was worth it
I give this book an 8/10 and will definitely read some other of his books.
Until next time, don’t forget to be awesome