Jason's review of Prisoner of Trebekistan: A Decade in Jeopardy!
Prisoner of Trebekistan: A Decade in Jeopardy! by Bob Harris
Jason's review
rating:
bookshelves:
nonfiction
recommended for:
anyone interested by quiz shows
status:
Read in February, 2008
A surprisingly touching and human tale about personal experiences through the full jeopardy gamut, from failing entrance exams to multiple tournaments of champions. In the process he gives may interesting insights into the inner workings of Jeopardy (like how the timing of the buzzers works in to play).
Harris is a comedian and keeps the pace flowing with occasional jokes that sometimes ramble on humorlessly. Single-phrase jokes about his competitor's resemblance to Clark Kent are funny, but many of the multiple-paragraph tangents are not.
Harris studied a lot for his Jeopardy appearances, and he did a bit of research in to how memory works, which provided for some neat ideas for how to memorize gargantuan piles of information (usually utilizing sex & violence).
The occasional dud joke is out-shined by an interesting story of personal growth, ambition, and self-discovery, with some Jeopardy thrown in.
Harris is a comedian and keeps the pace flowing with occasional jokes that sometimes ramble on humorlessly. Single-phrase jokes about his competitor's resemblance to Clark Kent are funny, but many of the multiple-paragraph tangents are not.
Harris studied a lot for his Jeopardy appearances, and he did a bit of research in to how memory works, which provided for some neat ideas for how to memorize gargantuan piles of information (usually utilizing sex & violence).
The occasional dud joke is out-shined by an interesting story of personal growth, ambition, and self-discovery, with some Jeopardy thrown in.
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