The Putt at the End of the World

by Lee K. Abbott, Dave Barry, Richard Bausch

Abbott, Lee K., Barry, Dave, Bausch, Richard, Crumley, James, Hoag, Tami, O'Brien, Tim, Standiford, Les, Pearson, Ridley

Genres: Fiction, Sports

Audio Cassette

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[LaRae]

So sorry I wasted the time to read this. (Chosen to fulfill a prompt in a reading challenge.). As a lover of golf and Scotland, I was intrigued to read an author compilation. This book was disjointed, ridiculous and at times completely confusing. One good thing.....it’s over.

[Alvin Huston]

I really can't think of a single good thing to say about this book.

[Joan]

Fascinating concept. Sad mess. Disappointed

[Vianey Rodriguez]

This book came to me inside a box of things (including other books) that a cousin gave to me.
Brand new, with the dust jacket still intact. Didn't look like it had been read before.

Now I know why.

Not all of the book is entirely awful, as some of the author's really pulled their weight and made their chapters interesting even though the story in general couldn't be fixed.
By the time it got to the skilled authors it was already doomed, with insane characters and a ridiculous plot.

There is this chapter, however, and I won't even go back to check on the name of the author, that has to be one of the worst published works I've read so far.
The guy who wrote the chapter with "El Puma" was so annoyingly pretentious that he focused more in adding flamboyant words than in actually making sense.

Never forget this iconic conversation:

"He is Cantinflas."

"And you are Cortes."

This book will go straight to the bin after reading.

[Kelsey Taylor]

The authors jump around too much for most peoples taste in reading as well as use too many unneeded and normally unknown words that take away from the story instead of adding to it. This book is not one that I will be keeping on my book shelf. It will be going back to the thrift shop where I found it and where it honestly belongs.

[Brannon O'Neal]

That's correct, I did once read this entire book just so I could read the one chapter written by Dave Barry.

[William Orr]

Mélange

Hodgepodge of various authors trying to outdo each other in a single narrative. Results were irregular.

Parts were quite funny. Other parts just odd.

[Janis]

Very silly and hard too follow.

[Christl R. Smith]

Not what I expected. Very long and not to funny.

[John Gallagher]

pretty funny at the end

[Sophie]

I don't know if this quite lived up to the reread. There is quite a bit of golf - and thank goodness I had a golf unit in high school PE - and there are an awful lot of characters. But the second half, give or take, is interesting and degenerates into just plain silly. It's a fun read, and I'll forgive the goofiness because c'mon, it was written by nine different authors!

For anyone who liked this - or wanted to like it - I definitely recommend Christopher Brookmyre. Goofy hijinks, fair share of action, twisted sense of humor. Check him out!

[Timothy]

I was interested in the concept, each chapter written by a different author, but they kept killing off and reviving characters all the time it was nonsense. After the first couple chapters most of the story was thinly veiled sexual innuendo and raunchy jokes.

[Edward]

A rousing yarn of a golf story from a dozen top writers. Neat idea and a must for any golfer...although there is a bit of sex to wade through.

[Cwilson466]

I really enjoyed this book, my only disappointment was how long it took to get to the good stuff. I almost stopped reading it at the beginning because of the golf stuff. Glad I stuck with it.

[J.C.]

Read about 100 pages. Too many characters. Not enough story. Should have been funnier.

[W Orr]

Interesting, probably because of the multiple authors.