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Summary: Not the deepest puddle in the parking lot
Review: bill murray is probably my favorite actor of all time, so naturally i wanted this book, albeit my lack of interest in golf. i was disappointed however, because it does not offer any of the things one (well, i) hoped for. the book does not head in any direction - the biographical info is completely wacko-chronistic. it does not go into any detail on bill's movie (ghostbusters? stripes?) or television (snl??) career. there is not even any conclusion/closure or insight at the end to leave fulfillment. basically, the book is a bunch of golf stories tossed together into a book, and promoted as a biography. of course, that is just not my type of book. others will love this for what it is.
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Summary: Bill, don't give up ...
Review: First, I have to say, I'm a huge Bill Murray fan. We named our daughter Isabelle after the scene in Razor's Edge where he's wandering through the Paris mansion, desperately calling her name. Huge. After reading this book, I really want to see him play golf in one of these celebrity tournaments. I think it would be a hoot. But the book wasn't. It fell short for me, although the little tidbits of the Bill we know and love, which were sprinkled throughout, kept me reading to the end. The photos and captions are worth keeping it on the shelf. Try again, Bill.
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Summary: GARBAGE
Review: Garbage. Garbage, garbage, garbage, garbage. Garbage. Garbage, garbage, garbage, garbage, garbage, garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage, garbage, garbage, garbage, garbage. I cannot be any clearer.
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Summary: Everything I expected
Review: Hey, it's a book on golf written by Bill Murray. I didn't expect an intense discussion on golf...I didn't expect an intense discussion on Bill's life. I expected a funny, witty, clever, and subtlely wise book about some of Bill's adventures and lessons learned from golf and life. And that's what I got.It's one of the few books I read from cover to cover in one sitting. It was that funny, witty, clever, and subtlely wise...to me anyways...
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Summary: Haven't read book; must be good. Caddyshack was.
Review: How can it not be good? I mean, this is Bill Murray were talking about.How can it not be good? This is the man who invented golf [in the comedic movie form]. For crying out loud, how can it not be good?
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Summary: Dont waste your money
Review: I am a big fan of Bill Murray,but this book was a big disapointment.I think he wrote it in the same time it took me to read it.He also jumps around way too much.This book should have been much better.
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Summary: missed the mark
Review: I found the book a very "jerky" read. It seems to be the product of a mind that is hyperactive and it often only has relavence to the author. It's too "cute". The largely biographical book is neither funny, informative and certainly not interesting. Pass on this one if you want some substance.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I found the book terribly disjointed and aimless. At times, the book was difficult to read and follow what Murray was talking about, and whether a particular anecdote ever had a conclusion, let alone any resolution. Most of the text goes nowhere, and has little to do with golf. Worse yet, the humor sorely lacks. I received the book as a gift and am glad I didn't pay money for it.
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Summary: Comme ci, comme ca
Review: I had to read some sections twice to figure out what Murray was talking about. It reads like one of his side-of-the-mouth monologues. You have to be hooked into Murray's wavelength to appreciate it. It would be much funnier to see him read this, to see his dancing eyes, his sly expressions, etc. These words often just lie there on the page. If you don't use your imagination, you won't find this funny. A good editor would have cleaned up a lot of the confusion, but Peper fell down on the job. It's worth a read if you can expend the effort. If you want something easy and accessible, this isn't for you.
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Summary: If he says it's good, it's good.
Review: I haven't read this book, but I thought "Groundhog Day" was great.
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