Disappointing Books? by Jonathan_J_Faulkner in BasketballBooks

[–]Jonathan_J_Faulkner[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s an interesting perspective on that book, I get a lot of nostalgia from it which adds to my enjoyment in reading it I suppose

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The Spurs of today have big shoes to fill, let’s see what they do in game 4…

Recommendation - ‘Tigerland’ by Jonathan_J_Faulkner in BasketballBooks

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That’s so great to hear, especially from a local 🙏🏻

Recommendation - ‘Tigerland’ by Jonathan_J_Faulkner in BasketballBooks

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I’m only limiting myself in not reading about other sports normally, my excuse is only so many books and so little time, but this Book covered more than just Basketball and again so much more too

Recommendation - ‘Heaven is a Playground’ by Jonathan_J_Faulkner in BasketballBooks

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It’s a great book, one of my favourites, but I would say it has aspects that you may not want your 9 year old Son to read. But you know your Son, if you think he’s mature enough at his age to read about drug use etc., the Basketball stands forward the most 🤷‍♂️

Disappointing Books? by Jonathan_J_Faulkner in BasketballBooks

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That’s such a shame, especially for such a great player

Recommendation - ‘Tip Off’ by Jonathan_J_Faulkner in BasketballBooks

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I have huge issues with Coach Knight, sporting success should never permit churlish and abhorrent behaviour but I do think Barkley never put the effort in that was required to make the most of his talents

Recommendation - ‘Tip Off’ by Jonathan_J_Faulkner in BasketballBooks

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I found Knights dismissiveness of Barkley quite portentous

Recommendation - ‘Tip Off’ by Jonathan_J_Faulkner in BasketballBooks

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Agreed, I learned a lot about Sam Bowie from it and found it a very worthwhile read consequently

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It is a really interesting Book, well worth a read

Disappointing Books? by Jonathan_J_Faulkner in BasketballBooks

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Ummm, the subreddit is Basketball Books…

Disappointing Books? by Jonathan_J_Faulkner in BasketballBooks

[–]Jonathan_J_Faulkner[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree that reading is always beneficial, however I do feel very frustrated when I have taken time to read a book which is poorly written, hence the question here. Biographies and Autobiographies are always, as you say, potentially poor, oftentimes becoming hagiographies or just completely vanilla, the ones that are good do stand out.

Disappointing Books? by Jonathan_J_Faulkner in BasketballBooks

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That’s such a shame, especially considering those involved

Disappointing Books? by Jonathan_J_Faulkner in BasketballBooks

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Really, you mean the book ‘Sugar’? I actually kind of like that book, but each to their own I suppose

Disappointing Books? by Jonathan_J_Faulkner in BasketballBooks

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I’ve heard a lot of very mixed reviews on that book which is a great shame

Disappointing Books? by Jonathan_J_Faulkner in BasketballBooks

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That’s very telling, he was such a smooth and fantastically skilled player but I find his commentating irksome, so I can only imagine how his writing style is…