(As the title suggests, this is going to be a long ranting post. Please bear with me coz im hurt, immensely.)
We've all heard it atleast once in our lives - Never judge a book by it's cover. Yupp! It's true. One shouldn't. Nada! You never know what's in there waiting for you. I learnt this the hard way.
Lemme tell you how and where it all started ~
I was at a books sale - my first ever! Being a bookworm, i was excited and greedy for the book hunt. There were never-ending heaps of books I'd never heard of. I did not see any of the well known names, no familiar authors, no booktok reels ringing any bells.
After hours of scanning, i finally saw a name I'd read and enjoyed - John Grisham!! Oh the joy! It was like finding a friend in a crowd of nobodys.
John Grisham is a novelist, popular for his legal thrillers. And me? I'm known for my unhealthy obsession with mystery and thrillers.
The title read - Playing for Pizza.
A quick scan of the back cover told me it was about a footballer, struggling to find a team, and his endeavours in Italy.
Now, with that much information, what's the simplest plot your mind can conjure? Yup! 'The footballer murders someone to get into a team and cues his crazy adventure to hide this unfortunate incident.' Right!? Same with me. So, i bagged the book.
Now, fifteen pages into it, feels like I'm reading a live football match commentary. And no, there hasn't been any poisoned pizza delivery, no headshots, no bloody foul play, not even a fly has died yet. Needless to say, I'm starting to freak out.
So i Google. Turns out - John Grisham writes not only thrillers, but some sports novels too !
Now i have no problem with football. I've played it once in my life and came back home with a broken bone and a prescription of bedrest for a month (No classes, so in a way it was great)
There's no way i can read this one through. I'm just going to start looking for a nerd footballer who likes to read.
P.S. If you clicked open the thread thinking it will run in a different direction, then you know exactly how i feel about the book.
Thank you for reading hehe
We've all heard it atleast once in our lives - Never judge a book by it's cover. Yupp! It's true. One shouldn't. Nada! You never know what's in there waiting for you. I learnt this the hard way.
Lemme tell you how and where it all started ~
I was at a books sale - my first ever! Being a bookworm, i was excited and greedy for the book hunt. There were never-ending heaps of books I'd never heard of. I did not see any of the well known names, no familiar authors, no booktok reels ringing any bells.
After hours of scanning, i finally saw a name I'd read and enjoyed - John Grisham!! Oh the joy! It was like finding a friend in a crowd of nobodys.
John Grisham is a novelist, popular for his legal thrillers. And me? I'm known for my unhealthy obsession with mystery and thrillers.
The title read - Playing for Pizza.
A quick scan of the back cover told me it was about a footballer, struggling to find a team, and his endeavours in Italy.
Now, with that much information, what's the simplest plot your mind can conjure? Yup! 'The footballer murders someone to get into a team and cues his crazy adventure to hide this unfortunate incident.' Right!? Same with me. So, i bagged the book.
Now, fifteen pages into it, feels like I'm reading a live football match commentary. And no, there hasn't been any poisoned pizza delivery, no headshots, no bloody foul play, not even a fly has died yet. Needless to say, I'm starting to freak out.
So i Google. Turns out - John Grisham writes not only thrillers, but some sports novels too !
Now i have no problem with football. I've played it once in my life and came back home with a broken bone and a prescription of bedrest for a month (No classes, so in a way it was great)
There's no way i can read this one through. I'm just going to start looking for a nerd footballer who likes to read.
P.S. If you clicked open the thread thinking it will run in a different direction, then you know exactly how i feel about the book.
Thank you for reading hehe