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| Letters to My Golf Club | 
 enlarge | Author: Dom Joly
Publisher: Bantam Press
Category: Book
List Price: £9.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (6 reviews)
Sales Rank: 49006
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 96
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 7.6 x 0.6
ISBN: 0593058771
EAN: 9780593058770
ASIN: 0593058771
Publication Date: October 9, 2007
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 Certainly not Henry Root May 19, 2008
I agree with the reviewer who said that most of the jokes have the same premise - they have. On the rare occasions when the recipient gets the joke or realises the letter is a hoax (e.g. the Polar Bear incident) Jolly simply labours his point and the joke is lost. If you think the idea sounds good then buy Henry Root instead - if you're a fan of Root this will disappoint.
 not funny December 16, 2007
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This attemtpts to be as funny as The Timewaster Letters. Quite simply, it is not.
 A WORTHY SUCCESSOR TO HENRY ROOT November 19, 2007
Taking on the authorities of your local or far distant golf club is a worthy pursuit for any man of letters and Dom Joly has written more than most! Dwarf tossing and gangsta rap may not figure in the majority of member`s complaints to the greens committee, but who are we to sniff at these fanciful exploits which would enliven some of the most conservative institutions in the land?
Mick Drake author of the comic novel All`s Well at Wellwithoute.
 Eye-Wateringly Funny November 18, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm not sure what book one of the reviewers has been reading, as there was no mention of a VW Beetle in the one I read! That aside, reading this book was the best laugh I've had in ages. The scenarios he describes to the various Golf Clubs he contacts are sometimes so ludicrous that you think he can't possibly get away with it, but somehow, he does. Not always, but enough of those Dom Joly contacted did get back to him, and thank goodness for that or this book might never have been written. Interestingly, he says that the Scots were the most accommodating in investigating his wild accusations, and the English the least. I'm not sure what that tells us - unless dwarf-tossing on the golf course is a more common sight up north, who knows?? Highly recommended as a quick cheerer-upper, or an excellent stocking-filler for Christmas. *****
Don't bother November 14, 2007
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
Not sure what book the others were reading. This is a very poor effort clearly churned out to meet some sort of contractual obligation. Each letter is basically the same joke and most of the letters didn't even get a response. Save your money and watch his TV show or buy Timewasters Letters instead.
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