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 enlarge | Author: Rick Reilly
Brand: Booklegger
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  101 reviews
Sales Rank: 12345
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 278
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0385488866
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780385488860
ASIN: 0385488866
Publication Date: May 19, 2000
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 Great golf literature July 21, 2007
I haven't been reading many golf books lately, but I think Rick Reilly has just gotten my interest to a whole new level. You have to be patient with the book and forget your expectations, especially for those who aren't versed in Reilly-isms. But by the last few pages you realize what golf has really meant to you all these years and he puts the words to what we usually forget to do: get emotional! A great read, has all the characteristics of a classic golf story. Can't wait to read the sequel!
Great golf amusement and enjoyment! July 11, 2007
For a long time, I had one favorite golf novel: "Dead Solid Perfect." I bought it in college and laughed so hard while reading it I had tears in my eyes. Since then, I have read scores of golf stories, but none have come close to that level of humor until "Missing Links."
This follows the lives of Ray "Stick" Hart and his buddies at Ponky, the worst course in America, which happens to be next to one of the best and most exclusive clubs in America, the Mayflower. The only chance most Ponky players have of seeing the Mayflower is through the hole in the hedge that separates the two layouts.
From the origins of "the bet" to the conclusion of "the match," this story kept bringing smiles to my face. The ending is perfectly in line with the characters, and as much as I might have hoped for something different, it fits like a golf glove.
Some might see the foul language as a negative, but keep in mind that this is written about a sport that promotes cursing like no other. :)
I highly recommend this book for golf fans, Rick Reilly fans, and just fans of enjoyable light reading! (The sequel is a good read as well.)
Missing Links-The Best October 25, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is the funniest, cleverest golf book ever written. Twice I laughed so hard I cried. Unfortunately, it was late at night and the shaking of the bed awoke my wife; she wasn't happy nor did she understand. Rick Reilly is the greatest; rated R
Keeps you laughing August 29, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a fun book. A little bit over the top, perhaps, but I don't think there are any pretenses that it won't be. Rick Reilly could have wrote a snoozer with the somewhat stereotypical & one dimensional characters, but instead they all seem to come together.
The insults & side gags are great, the quest to win "the Bet" has a lot of twists & turns and (somewhat) unexpected interconnected threads.
There are some truly funny situations, and even the running jokes seem to hit the mark.
A lot of people will call this "Caddyshack, the novel", and I think it's really the highest compliment. I don't find too many books to be laugh-out-loud funny, but this one is.
The sequel, "Shanks for Nothing", while entertaining, is no where near as good as Missing Links.
 Humorous, yet crude, golf fiction August 11, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a fun story that pits the slobs against the snobs (ala Caddyshack). I liked it enough that I'm going to read the follow-up novel, Shanks for Nothing.
Appropriateness: If you or your child like Reilly's writing in Sports Illustrated, a word of warning, he's writing for a different audience... there is a pretty fair amount of swearing, crude humor, and sex references.
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