Tiger, Tiger

His life, as it’s never been told before

De: James Patterson

Narrado por: Landon Woodson

Instant New York Times Bestseller!

“Patterson’s account is compelling” (Daily Mail). The only major author to have nine holes-in-one gets inside the mystery of Tiger Woods in a biography that reads like an unputdownable thriller.

On April 13, 1986, ten-year-old Tiger Woods watches his idol, Jack Nicklaus, win his record sixth Masters.

Just over a decade later, chants of “Ti-ger, Ti-ger!” ring out as the twenty- one-year-old wins his first Green Jacket.

He blazes an incredible path, winning fourteen major titles (second only to Nicklaus himself) by the time he’s thirty- three, smashing records and raising standards.

Then come multiple public scandals and potentially career-ending injuries.

The once-assured champion becomes an all-American underdog. “YouTube golfer” is how his two children know their father—winless since 2013—until he wins the 2019 Masters, his fifteenth major, before their eyes.

But the story doesn’t end there.

Tiger, Tiger is the first full-scale Woods biography of the decade. In James Patterson’s hands, this story is a hole-in- one thriller.

©2024 James Patterson and Peter de Jonge (P)2024 Little, Brown & Company

Reseñas de la Crítica

“An extensive and diverse collection of personal stories.”—Golfweek

“Tiger, Tiger comes from the mind of a born storyteller… there will surely be quotes and facts that are new even to the most committed fan.”—LINKS Magazine

“An accessible biography that will please its readers…with writing skill akin to Tiger Woods’ prowess on the golf course.”—New York Journal of Books

Should have asked a golfer to narrate

The story is very good but the narration is terrible. Most of the golf course names and golf terminology are mispronounced. If the narrator called Seve Ballesteros “Steve” one more time I was going to stop listening.

Really great history lesson but bad pronunciation.

Was really excited about this and it was good but the narrator said so many names incorrectly it was infuriating.

Very thorough and enlightening.

It was a good overview of Tiger's life and career. It would have been better with a narrator who has ever watched or played golf. At least do a pronunciation review before publication.

It felt like the book was read "cold' with no preparation. Same name/term would be pronounced differently. Many golf terms and players' names were butchered... STEVE Ballestrros? Tony Fin-now? aZINGer? Many others. Get a sports/golf analyst from NBC or ESPN to re recoed it.

Nothing really new

Thorough, chronological account of the known life of Tiger Woods. If you are much of a golf fan you won't hear anything new about Tiger. Lots of researching of past information was probably hard work though. I expected more from James Patterson. Read/listen to Hank Haney's book to get a little behind the scenes info about Tiger. Performer should learn correct pronunciations.

Interesting

Very interesting about Tiger Woods. Went into a lot more detail about him growing up and then his scandals.

Great bio of Tiger

it is too bad the reader mispronounced so many famous golfers. very disappointing no one that knew golf was consulted.

Good book; terrible narration

The narrator has a strong voice, but he mispronounces so many names of golfers, golf trophies, golf courses, and golf terms that this is a cringe listen for even an occasional golf fan. Fine to hire a narrator who doesn't know anything about golf, but at least get a director who can make corrections when they occur. If I were J.P., I'd want this re-recorded. It's embarrassing.

The book itself is pretty good. Since it was just published it's the most-up-to-date telling of the Tiger Woods story so far. I've read all the other Tiger books, and this one is different in that it does not get lost in the details. I like the details, so this difference was, at first, frustrating. But after a couple chapters you get a feel for what the author is trying to do, which is to present an up-to-date overview of an interesting athlete and person. I learned a couple new things about Tiger, but otherwise this book is "just" a well-written, well-told story of Tiger's life based largely on prior publications. Nothing new here other than it covers the past 3-4 years. Hardcore golf readers can skip this one. But if you're looking for balanced account of the topic that does not require knowledge of or interest in golf nitty-gritty, this is fine place to start.

who it was about.

My favorite author wrote about my all time favorite golfer! Great timeline detail. Really enjoyed the entire book, beginning to end!

Great story but poor narration

I enjoyed the story of one of golf’s most exciting players in the game. I just don’t understand how you can choose a narrator that mispronounces so many names:

Seve Ballesteros
Paul Azinger
Jose Maria Ollezable
Medina Country Club
And many more…

It’s almost as if no one listened to him read before giving him the assignment. Some of the iconic names in the game were absolutely butchered. Disappointing.

Narrator mispronouncing too often

The story is basically a chronological review of tiger’s career no real personal insights
But the constant mispronouncing of players’ names, course names and even the name of the trophies was irritating