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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Industrial Sabotage in sock factories by ramblers, 13 Jun 2002
As soon as I picked up this book from the fathers day gift idea section, I said "don't judge a quilt by it's cover". It didn't have any relevance, but I shouted it anyway.Since reading this book, I have had social problems. Laughing out loud whilst reading about teenage high Jinx is fine in private, it doesn't work so well in pubs, doctors waiting rooms, or on the 7.30 am train from Nottingham to Kings Cross. (Apologies fellow passengers, the FT doesn't do it for me.) This book is the funniest amount of text bound together in a fine cover I have read in a long time. Any one who has suffered the frustration of trying to belong, to be accepted, then realising that you'd rather boils your ears in a vat of hot toads and wine, this is for you. If you not a fan of golf or Nottingham, and I imagine there are a few of you out there of that denomination, do not be put off. The story could be set almost anywhere (apart from the Grand Canyon perhaps), and could be about anyone growing up, trying to gain acceptance. if you were the child who turned up for your chosen sport with a mish mash of equipment, on your own, this is for you. If you were the teenager who decided it was okay to hide things in peoples bags, or design alternative near death games, this is for you. it's like a road movie. Tom's journey is one we've all taken a part in. We have been hitch hikers, getting a croggy with Tom, but our stop is inevitabley before the end of the book. What Tom does to golf in this book is someone beyond belief, yet you will not be able to help but smile. The journey Tom and his friends take may not always be pleasent, but it is a learning curve that makes a fantastic tale. I advise anyone who enjoys the complexity of the written word, woven together into a nice jumper, to buy this book.
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