There is no need to point out the obvious, that the book is well written. The plot line has a lot of potential as a story about a son trying to make peace between his major league pitching father and the man whose career he surreptitiously ended with a fastball to the head. The path Grisham set out with this story line was ambitious but also something difficult to solve satisfactorily in such a short time.
The book is too short and simple to address something as complex as forgiveness and the intentional destruction of a career. To end with something positive, although slightly inaccurate, Grisham does incorporate real athletes and events to create a solid background setting.
