- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Da Capo Press; 1 edition (Aug 10 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1560258594
- ISBN-13: 978-1560258599
- Product Dimensions: 21 x 14.2 x 2.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 295 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #337,411 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"A very funny book...It is outrageous; it mocks contemporary American mores; it mocks Madison Avenue; it mocks racial attitudes; it mocks writers like me; and it even mocks sportswriters for Sports Illustrated like Dan Jenkins...[Jenkins's] writing and his ear recall--there is no higher compliment-Ring Lardner, though in different times and different Americas."
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Made into a hilarious and timeless film starring Burt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson, and Jill Clayburgh, and recently named number seven on Sports Illustrated's Top 100 Sports Books of All Time, Semi-Tough is Dan Jenkins's masterpiece and considered by many to be the funniest sports book ever written. The novel follows the outsize adventures of Billy Clyde Puckett, star halfback for the New York Giants, whose team has come to Los Angeles for an epic duel with the despised "dog-ass" Jets in the Super Bowl. But Billy Clyde is faced with a dual challenge: not only must he try to run over a bunch of malevolencies incarnate, but he has also been commissioned by a New York book publisher to keep a journal of the events leading up to, including, and following the game. Infused with Dan Jenkins's characteristic joie de vivre and replete with cigarettes, whiskey, and wild women, Semi-Tough is an uproarious romp through a lost era of professional sports that will have any armchair quarterback falling out of his or her recliner in hysterics on a semi-regular basis.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Hilarious page turner,
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This review is from: Semi Tough (Paperback)
Read this book, you will laugh yourself silly
5.0 out of 5 stars
the funniest sports book ever,
By "pspa" (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Semi Tough (Paperback)
It is incredibly politically incorrect, replete with satiric racial and sexist slurs, full of (as an old song goes) cigarettes whiskey and wild, wild women, but despite that, and more likely in part because of that, this is the single funniest sports book ever written. Nominally about two characters from Texas who play for the New York Giants in the 70s, this is wonderful satire about sports, athletes, and life in general, and the fact that it is out of print is mind boggling. Burt Reynolds gave a pretty good performance as the immortal running back Billy Clyde Puckett, but youve GOT to read this book to truly appreciate Dan Jenkins' biting satiric wit.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nearly dead solid perfect (hey, great title for a book!),
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This review is from: Semi Tough (Paperback)
Read it the first time my senior year of high school. Read it again about a week ago and found a whole new level of enjoyment. Dan Jenkins is one of the few authors who makes me laugh out loud. I WAS Billy Clyde Puckett, I wanted to be Shake Tiller, and I've spent 20 years looking for Barbara Jane Bookman. Haven't found her yet, but I think I'm close. Recommended for anyone who loves sports and loves life. Not necessarily in that order.
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