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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN num: 9780743286503
ISBN number: 0743286502
Label: Touchstone
Manufacturer: Touchstone
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 319
Printing Date: January 24, 2006
Publishing house: Touchstone
Sale Popularity Level: 392458
Studio: Touchstone
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From two senior Sports Illustrated writers comes an explosive, fast-paced satire that will do for today's NBA what North Dallas Forty did for the NFL a generation ago.
Just months from his Yale graduation, street-smart whiz kid Jamal Kelly leaves school to take a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join the front office of the Los Angeles Lasers. Once on the West Coast, Jamal gets a quick introduction to a subculture awash in big egos and fast cars, as well as an introduction to the charms of the team's new hard-charging beat writer, Jilly Forrester.
In the spirit of Primary Colors and The Devil Wears Prada, Foul Lines peels back the curtain on the trappings of big-time professional basketball. No other sport encapsulates so many cultural hot-button topics, and Foul Lines at once exposes and lampoons this parallel universe.
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Onw wonders how accurate the rest of the book is when a character apologizes for being late to a meeting because she took Wilshire Blvd. all the way from Studio City. Uh, Wilshire Blvd. is nowhere near Studio City. It does go Downtown, though, east from the beach, where it passes right by UCLA where Bill Walton used to play. One would think that Bill would have spotted this geographical faux pas before he gave the book such a glowing accolade. Leads me to wonder whether he actually read it, or was doing a favor for a couple of pals? The Amos and Andy dialogue, along with the hilarious making up of names such as Litanium, is, come on, frankly racist. Don't be suckered in by the 'insider' pitch. This alleged roman a clef reveals nothing even the casual fan doesn't know. The rambling plot, cliched characters, and flat writing doesn't help either. Question: How many writers does it take to write a novel anyway? Answer: not these two.
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Entertaining trip with an NBA team. Predictable with no twists or turns, but the authors kept it moving. A real fun read. If this is "dead-on" as Bill Walton says in the cover blurb, then the NBA life is just as good and bad (and as R-rated) as you imagine it to be. A couple minor irritations:
- As another reviewer says, the authors use unnecessarily obscure words. Sample: "... Kwaanzii would be ushered to center court, in mufti, and panegyrized by Padgett..." This is in the same paragraph where they use the word "redolent".
- The lingo and feel of the religious player is so thoroughly wrong that it makes you wonder what else is phony. Fortunately, this player's lines are few.
All in all, I enjoyed the book. I wish there were more like it.
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Okay so this review is a bit premature being that I've read up to the 16th page so far but I am highly irritated by all the complex words the author is using---especially for a story of BASKETBALL. The wording is making it difficult for the story to flow.
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The description of the thinly disguised NBF is lamentably (for an old basketball fan) on the money. Clearly written with an insider's knowledge and, apparently, no fear of David Stern. Read it and weep!
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This was a really quick read that was funny cover to cover. It got the NBA satire down to a T. The bratty billionaire owners, the arrogant young players, the way Stern spins everything positive even though half the players are criminals. Some great specific jokes about A.C. Green, Doug Christie, and Stu Scott (names changed of course). It's also well-written and has compelling characters that make it a joy to read. I highly recommend this book to any NBA/sports fan, and even to readers with little interest in sports.
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