Friday Night Lights
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Friday Night Lights

by Buzz Bissinger

1990•Sports•367 pages

Taste attributes: sportsdocumentaryjournalisticfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentaryunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeRealistic and stirring: a serious non-fiction book, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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4.3 / 5

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About This Book

Return once again to the timeless account of the Permian Panthers of Odessa--the winningest high-school football team in Texas history. Odessa is not known to be a town big on dreams, but the Panthers help keep the hopes and dreams of this small, dusty town going. Socially and racially divided, its fragile economy follows the treacherous boom-bust path of the oil business.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

SportsDocumentaryJournalisticHuman spirit/resilience/survivalSocial commentaryUnderdog triumphs

Subjects

Social aspects of FootballSocial aspectsFootballSchool sportsTexas, history, localTexas, social life and customsSports, social aspectsFootball, history

Details

Author
Buzz Bissinger
Published
1990
Pages
367
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