Title: Good Idea, bad execution
Product review: I have to admit, some of the parts of this book have lingered with me, having read it over 5 years ago. The excerpt about being on a boat with Irish fans traveling to watch Celtic vs Rangers was escpecially fascinating.I have to say, however, that I was completely deflated by the chapter on Iran, which was based entirely on someone else's PHD thesis. If I'm forking out good money on a book about soccer globalization, the author should have at least taken the time to go to Iran himself and interview people. As an Jewish American, however, Foer was probably not looking forward to that trip.Foer is a pretty decent writer, and I breezed through most of the book, which says a lot. But he is not a seasoned investigative reporter yet, and that shows. A good first effort, and perhaps better stuff ahead from the author.
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