Quarterback of the Future

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Summary: Florio is the Clancy of football.
Review: As far-fetched as this sounds, this book is Monday Night Football meets Somewhere in Time, and IT WORKS. Florio obviously is a huge football fan, and it shows. The detail in his descriptions of everything from training to practices to the game action is reminiscent of Clancy's descriptions of military hardware and tactics. But Florio may be a better storyteller than Clancy. This book never gets bogged down in the details that Florio provides in abundance. Florio makes you care about the characters and propels you to the end of the book. If you like football AND you like fiction that makes you think, you owe it to yourself to check out this book.

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Summary: An Excellent Book for any Reader
Review: Mike Florio's "Quarterback of the Future" was one of the most thrilling books I have read, not to mention the hardest to put down. Florio's knowledge of the NFL, both past and present (and his prophesies for the future) show in this book and make the storyline interesting. A twist dealing with a time warp only adds to the excitement, with an exciting climax and ending topping of the book. I would suggest this book to ANYONE, whether a fan or not of football (though diehard NFL fans MUST read this book!!!).

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Summary: Complex enough for a varied audience
Review: Quarterback of the Future is a novel with an interesting story line for any audience, regardless of your enthusiasm for football or sports. In fact, there is enough complexity in the story line to capture any interest-- a nice balance between factual and fantasy.

The complexity comes in story and character development that draws the reader into the novel without a lot of complication within the first chapter. Mike Florio does a great job at setting the scene of present day college era athletic and social activities, and a contrasting setting of a fictional 1960 professional footbal organization. The depth of the plot is manifested by multiple character dilemas that are varied and easy to follow, but increasingly more interesting as the story reaches its end.