Search - The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game (Movie Tie-in Edition)

I think someone more into football than I am would really enjoy this book. I now understand why some pro football players get into trouble so much. They are taken from the hood because of their athletic ability but their upbringing or lack there of does not prepare them for the life they are about to enter.

I read the book after watching the movie and loved both. The movie portrayed the personal side of Michael Oher and though the book did too, the book included many football details that would not have made good theater material. Michael Lewis did an excellent job in the writing of this true story of a loving determined family and one individual who could have seen and experienced a different outcome. Many joyful and tearful moments.

I hope the movie is better than the book! I knew this was a nonfiction novel about football but expected more of a story line, not so many football facts. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy football (cowboyfan) and do read football books but this book had so much in the way of facts that you had to fight to find the story.

I didn't care for the book, but I LOVE the movie.

Better than the movie once you get through all the sports data.

FABULOUS! Not only a deeper view of an amazing athlete, but interwoven with history and changes in the game at both the college and NFL levels. What an excellent read!