Dead Solid Perfect by Dan Jenkins Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Dead Solid Perfect
Book Review: Absolutely the funniest book I have ever read.
Summary: 5 Stars
An incredibly funny account of golf, shapely adorables, gambling hustles and general all around characters. I laughed out loud so hard I cried a couple of times. The bit about Kenny Lee Puckett and Spec Reynolds creating a fictional West Texas town in order to bet on the football team and try and pull one over on their bookie is pure genius(dont worry, I gave nothing away). In todays smoothed over, politically correct world this throwback is actually quite unlike anything you will read. I have read this book twice I liked it so much. Order one used if you cant get it new.Book Review: An Eagle, henceforth and forever...
Summary: 5 Stars
Still, after more than 30 years, the best golf book ever written...
Funny, hilarious, irreverent...Willard Peacock's slice...nobody could (or can)cuss like ole Willard..after all this time, it's still funny.
Dan Jenkins at this best.
Book Review: Best golf novel ever.
Summary: 5 Stars
This book was hilarious. A Bit bawdy. I think this was the funniest of any of Dan Jenkins books. Recommended for hackers.Book Review: Dead Solid Perfect
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a must read for any golfer who follows the PGA tour.Book Review: Definitely a keeper - you either love or loathe Jenkins
Summary: 5 Stars
It's clear from the reviews on this page that not everyone likes Dan Jenkins. However, those who like him are hardcore fans, jealously guarding their out-of-print copies, even though they would love to share the joy with their friends.Jenkins is no liberal - his politics are straight out of the south. Having said that, the most sympathetic character in this book is a liberal woman, so I wouldn't call Dan Jenkins prejudiced.
What really comes through in this book is Jenkins' love of sport, and golf in particular, and for people who live life to the full without preaching, or listening to preachers. It's also a gripping story which will appeal to sports fans who must always stay to bitter end, just in case the sport offers up a million-to-one surprise ending, so that they can tell their grandchildren: "I was there".
The most important thing about Jenkins is that you feel that he cares - about his characters, and about sport. It's nice to have a bit of passion in a book, and maybe passion is by definition politically incorrect.