A review by henskm
Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream by Buzz Bissinger

3.0

I have not seen the movie, but am a big fan of the TV series inspired by this book. The historical background, analysis of social issues, descriptions of the struggles of individual players, and story of the team's season included in this book were all interesting to me. However, the book gets bogged down in the details of the major plays of important games of the season. Having only a basic understanding of football and no visual to accompany the nitty gritty, all of this went over my head. You can be a big fan of the TV show without being a big football fan, but the same can not be said of the book.