The Silver Linings PlaybookRead about the other books on the list.
by Matthew Quick
No recent portrayal of football better reminds us that the term fan derives from the word fanatic. Quick casts his hero, Pat Peoples -- recently sprung from the psych ward -- as a reluctant participant in the frenzy surrounding the Philadelphia Eagles' loyal flock, no bird more fixated than his manic bookie father, Pat Sr. When Peoples is deemed a good-luck charm, a high-stakes, two-prong bet is placed upon both an Eagles win and Pat’s score in a local dance contest. Can he develop fancy footwork, keep his cool, ditch sins of the father, and read the signals of romance emerging between him and Tiffany Maxwell, his sardonic-but-alluring dance partner? A victorious comedy, balancing true grit with acquired optimism.
Read--The Page 69 Test: The Silver Linings Playbook.
Also see: ten top football books, five top books about the Super Bowl, five top books about football (and its dark side).
--Marshal Zeringue
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