Read Grisham's "Calico Joe" today.
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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>
</div><div>I don't know why I bother with MSU.</div>
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.
I read Grisham's horrendous novel about the guy who goes to play football in Italy. I was embarrassed for him while reading it.
I don't think anybody would stand in your way if you decided to take your "talents" to another program.Goat Still Grindin said:
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.
Some friends liked that book so I thought I'd give it a shot and it was terrible-- no conflict and things were repetitive.
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.
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.
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.
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.