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Summary: Swallow the Olive
Review: The author comes off like one of those cocktail party bores whose unfunny jokes get increasing painful to listen to. He can't stop, less his audience walks away. Guess what: They will.
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Summary: Awesome
Review: Unless you never played on a crappy little course, betting with three buddies, and enjoying life itself. In which case, you'll hate it.
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Summary: Not as funny as everybody thinks
Review: I read this book in an hour & don't see what all the fuss was about. You see every joke coming - it's as if each one is picked off a joke factory conveyor belt. Rick Reilly has to be the most over-rated, over-hyped writer in the history of sportswriting. Missing Links made me nostalgic for a time when humor had subtlety and actually made me think.
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Summary: Made me miss those rotten courses where I spent my youth.
Review: This book, as Costas reviewed, was one of the rare gems I could not put down. Exceptionally funny and believe it or not I learned to play golf on many courses not unlike Ponc. It made me miss my old "Chop" buddies from New Mexico and Denver. We actuall played a course that had drained water hazards with nuclear hazard signs warning the golfer not to retrieve their ball due to possible radio-active contamination. Of course we weren't about to let a little glow in the dark action keep us from our $3.00 Belata's! I could definitely relate to this book! I am purchasing several copies to send out west as a way to get back in touch with these old golf partners of mine.
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Summary: A novel that proves golf and life often mix
Review: Rick Reilly juggles absurdity and every day realities into a book that you'll never forget whether you're a one handicapper or a muni course hack. Reilly knows he's funny and shows it , but the sentimental parts of the book hit the bottom of the cup as well.If you don't laugh you probably flat-lined weeks ago.There's a good chance you'll cry as well , but laugh and cry is a cliche , and Missing Links doesn't fall victim to the cliche (sand) trap. Highly , highly recommended.
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Summary: Screamingly Funny!
Review: This is absolutely the funniest book I have ever read. Somewhat reminiscent of Carl Hiaasen's wonderful Florida novels, this may actually be funnier and wittier. Although Reilly gets a little mushy near the end, I can't believe how much I enjoyed this one.
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Summary: The funniest golf book ever.
Review: This book is hilarous. It is for anyone who wants to take a more light-hearted approach to golf, or for people who need to relax a little.
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Summary: A Real Snooze
Review: Occasionally Rick Reilly deigns to actually "write" for Sports Illustrated, though usually he seems to toss off the first thing that comes out of his head. Which makes for some pretty uninspired prose. Which is what he seems to have done in this rather flaccid, predictable book. Alas, strings of assembly line one-liners do not make a good read.
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Summary: Mandatory reading for everyone in my company.
Review: I have given this book to at least a dozen people, and to a tee, everyone reported back that they were laughing out loud on almost every page. To miss this book is to miss out on an essential ingredient of life- pure belly laughter. We all need more reads by Rick Reilly.
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Summary: An unfunny funnyman who misses the cup
Review: Back when Reilly was writing for the L.A. Times, he seemed destined to become the next Dan Jenkins. But he has spread himself way too thin, and now is a caricature of a sportswriter cartoon. The jokes in this self-assembling book seemed telegraphed by Western Union. And Reilly's well of ideas has run bone-dry. The book is like a really bad, really obvious sitcom. Time to click the remote.
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