Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby

This is a book about football. And I read it. To the end. And enjoyed it tremendously.

Fever Pitch concentrates on the writer’s terrible obsession with football, and especially Arsenal in particular. He explores his relationship with football and Arsenal, examining football's hold on his life. The writer is witty and honest and he relates events, cause and effects, decisions, relationships, growing pains and life within his confining obsession with football.

Apart from the other-point-of-view personal story Nick shares in the book, I liked the way he tells this story. The book is organized historically, journeying through the years when he picked up his obsession to the point of current writing. Each chunk of story is written in reference to a football game. (eg: Arsenal vs. Stoke City, 14.9.68 - the books opening match). Each match tells of an unrelated topic from the next.

It is like reading a collection of blog post spanning over 3 decades, all revolving around football obsession. And a very interesting collection too. Even for a non-football fan!

Highly recommended.
(want to borrow I got book)