(Written by Michael Lewis.) Lawrence Taylor, one of the greatest NFL players ever. Michael Oher, a homeless kid on the streets of Memphis. What's the connection? Lawrence Taylor changed the game of football. His play forced teams to find extremely talented offensive linemen to block him. Michael Oher began to play offensive line in football when Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy took him into their home. His talent for football helped change his life.Pros: The movie, while it was pretty much as good as a movie adaptation could be, does not do Michael's story justice. He was pretty much completely clueless about everything - and even continued to learn a lot of basic things when he got to college. The movie gives only a hint about how much he grew as a person from when he first came home with the Tuohys to when he graduated from college. Also, this book was absolutely filled with NFL history. Which is awesome for a football fan like me!
Cons: The writing style was much more "tell" than "show" - in other words, there weren't "scenes," there were "stories." Which is a little annoying for someone who likes fast-moving novels. But, I might add, there really wasn't any other way to write the book without excluding all the history.
My Rating: MT (language, sexual references)
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