A Fan's Notes: A Fictional Memoir - Frederick Exley

I don't like football, well actually it's more than that, I absolutely detest it, not the game in itself,which is, in my opinion dull, but the supporters, their desparate need to fit in, to find a family of similars. Now before I get a barrige of hate mail,I accept that not every supporter is like that- it's a minority, but for me that's the image that pervails. So why am I making all this clear? Because I am going to say that I found a book, about a football (albeit American Football) fan fascinating and moving. I still have no time for football, neither do a feel a need to read 'lad lit'- but this is excellent writing that far surpasses the ...