Full disclosure: I am a completely biased John Grisham fan.
Somehow, I missed the 2007 release of Playing for Pizza. During one of those husbandly-waiting periods common to shopping this time of year, I meandered through the book section of one of the big-box stores and the small volume mysteriously jumped into my cart.
Between answering the door, enjoying a family birthday gathering, and chasing the nieces and nephew around the house, I squeezed in time to read all but the final chapter yesterday...it was much like savoring desert for last and having the last chapter with morning coffee...perfect. I enjoyed the read on many levels. First of all, this is the first work of fiction that I have read in over a year...and I felt not one pang of guilt over that. Secondly, the book was fun...nothing dark, no deeply twisted plot, no murder scenes, and only a peppering of Grisham-iconic lawyer references. For me, I see movie...perhaps a light hearted version of Remember the Titans meets Failure to Launch with an ending tease of Chasing Liberty...but with lots of Italian swearing. I will be terribly disappointed if this one doesn't make the big screen even if it is a chick flick. I give the book a hardy thumbs-up and a high-five!