Fever Pitch

Fever Pitch

1992 • 239 pages

Ratings55

Average rating3.7

15

I genuinely don't know if I like this book because it's good or because it's about Arsenal. I like to think it's the former, and the latter was just what made me pick it up.

A well-written entertaining memoir of a football obsessive and the highs and lows of fandom. He does not hold back from painting the full picture of his addiction, regardless of how it makes him look. I was laughing at a few of the moments I could relate to far too much. This book will obviously appeal to men who can relate to these sort of feelings - whether it's about football or something else - but I like to think anyone could read this and still enjoy it.

I am nowhere near as big a fan as him, I will hold my hand up and admit it, but I'd be lying if I said this didn't leave me a little more obsessed with the Gunners, and football in general.

It was also nice to hear how boring Arsenal were in the 70's after having to endure the 2010's.

October 23, 2023