Is The Game Worth Reading?
by Peter King
Ada’s Score
Peter King chronicles four decades of the NFL's ascent through its players, coaches, teams, and scandals. Drawing on a career of access, King assembles an insider's mosaic rich in anecdote and institutional memory. The breadth, however, comes at the cost of argument; the book accumulates stories more than it interprets them. It is an engaging survey that rarely steps back to say what it all means.
“King's access and institutional memory give the football writing real authority. He's sharpest in the locker-room detail nobody else gets.”
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AI reading intelligence“King's access and institutional memory give the football writing real authority. He's sharpest in the locker-room detail nobody else gets.”
The Game Review
King's access and institutional memory give the football writing real authority. He's sharpest in the locker-room detail nobody else gets.
Rating: 3.8 / 5
Ada’s reservations
The book reads like stitched columns, repetitive in cadence and short on throughline. Anyone wanting a sustained argument rather than reportage will drift. Solid sportswriting that never becomes a book.
Ada’s score reflects both strengths and reservations.
Book Details
- Language
- English
- ISBN-13
- 9781324123637
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Ada’s Score
3.8
Ada’s editorial score — not an aggregate of reader reviews.
Common Questions About The Game
- Is The Game worth reading?
- King's access and institutional memory give the football writing real authority. He's sharpest in the locker-room detail nobody else gets. Ada rates it 3.8 out of 5.
- What are the main weaknesses of The Game?
- The book reads like stitched columns, repetitive in cadence and short on throughline. Anyone wanting a sustained argument rather than reportage will drift. Solid sportswriting that never becomes a book.
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