tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817560476597166820.post7625608985201708905..comments2017-08-17T13:58:39.661+10:00Comments on Messengers Booker (and more): Football - Jean-Philippe Toussaint (translated by Shaun Whiteside)Messy_Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05793938555354522246noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817560476597166820.post-85268921947748034902016-06-11T13:16:58.607+10:002016-06-11T13:16:58.607+10:00Thanks Tony, your comments do have a lot of merit,...Thanks Tony, your comments do have a lot of merit, and personally I don't really have a soft spot for Brazil, I'm more your "underdog" type man. For me the joy in reading this was it was short enough to keep my occupied on a tedious flight and with the Euro coming up, it reignited my desire to not sleep and watch three matches a day (and somehow work in between!!)Messy_Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05793938555354522246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817560476597166820.post-38381310001360008442016-06-03T21:56:16.265+10:002016-06-03T21:56:16.265+10:00I've just finished this, and I'd have to s...I've just finished this, and I'd have to say that I didn't enjoy it as much as you appear to have (and I'm a big football fan too). It's too disjointed, and he's a little too keen to disparage his own liking for the game at times. As soon as he says 'like everyone, I have a soft spot for Brazil', I had him instantly marked down as one of those soul-of-the-game people. Despite some excellent writing, this could (and should) have been much betterAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07546287562521628467noreply@blogger.com