P.J. C. (mizPJ) reviewed Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream on + 172 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Having grown up in a New York suburb where football players were barely one rung lower than God, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS was a scary, very honest look back at a phonomenon I don't ever want to live near again. Well written, certainly easy to see why people in Odessa, Texas aren't happy with the author, a compelling read.
Helpful Score: 1
if you like football, you will enjoy this book. I loved it!
Helpful Score: 1
this book is definately better than the movie. Alot of detail to the characters and an inspiring book. a must read.
Jill B. (jillmgtexas) reviewed Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream on + 73 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I did not grow up in Texas (I'm from Ohio) but I have lived here for almost 15 years. This is where my teenage son was born and is being raised and he is a football player. Football in my town was nothing like it is here in Texas. While nothing in this book suprises me, it sure would have if I had stayed a yankee (although the football craze is country-wide now I think)
This book is intense, heartbreaking and a page turner all the way through. You can feel the ups and downs of life with the characters and you may never forget them.
This book is intense, heartbreaking and a page turner all the way through. You can feel the ups and downs of life with the characters and you may never forget them.
Arletta (areldthomp) reviewed Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream on + 13 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I'm from a very small town in Oklahoma and the author gets the portrait of what sports are like in the mid section of the country. The center of the community is centered around church, sports, and the school activities. It is the social center of the town. The sports stars are heros and there is a huge let down when they can't preform. Sad to put so much on the shoulder of such young people. That's the culture of the community and will probably not change anytime in the near future. Great, great book. A must read!
