Missing Links

I really enjoyed the break from golf instructional books with this humorous short novel. A great listen to pass the weeks until spring. Any listeners that play the same Municipal Golf Course round after round will enjoy this great little book.

...and can easily relate to this book. You don't have to be a golfer (disc or ball) to enjoy it, but you'll get all the little jokes and stuff better if you are. This book will satisfy your every emotion, and the narrator REALLY brings the characters to life.

I originally thought taht after the first 20 minutes I was going to regret that I purchased this book, boy was a I wrong. I ended up loving it! I will say taht there may be a few too many plots working simulataneously but the characters make it all the more worth while. A definite fun listen.

This is a book that will offend some people. Rick Reilly and I are about the same age. We spend time with athletes and are accustomed to locker room humor. I liked this book. Maybe not great literature, but it made my drive more enjoyable and I can't wait for spring so I can go golfing.

There's a gloss of 21st Century in this writing, but it's thin. This story would make more sense had it been published in 1955, prior to the Civil Rights Movement. It's mildly racist and sexist throughout, with red-flag homophobia and a cruel prank played on a fat waitress. Why? Because she's fat, which is enough to make it funny, right? It's about we-won't-grow-up Peter Pans, with an unconvincing, slapped-on maturity ending. On the other hand, I don't know why I bought it, as I don't play golf. Maybe for golfers, all of the above is forgivable given the devotion to the game.

...at least the beginning. I didn't make it through more than 15 mintues of the story. I don't like th "F" word. If you don't mind it, you might like it. I can't review the story fairly because I didn't give it a listen for long enough so I gave it 3 stars, figuring it is neither good or bad.