Waggle by Joe Tigan Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Waggle
Book Review: A very strange but very fun book
Summary: 3 Stars
I'll admit, there were times in this book where I wasn't quite sure what the author was driving at, yet I still got a kick out of what he was saying, if that makes any sense. And the book never got off its track, keeping with the message of how to improve upon things if you're not that happy with the status quo. Some of Joe Redden Tigan's ideas I get, some I don't, but the humor of the book kept me coming back. The golf bet I thought was a clever way of getting this message across, and I'm a golfer so that helps, but I wouldn't call this a "golf" book. Tigan's descriptions of golf are definitely spot on and then some, but they are mostly background. Other than some parts that are a little out there, I enjoyed reading it.Book Review: An involving novel about an awakening sense of social responsibility, highly recommended.
Summary: 5 Stars
Waggle is a novel written by golf lover Joe Redden Tigan, for fellow golf lovers and suburbanites everywhere. One ordinary day in the summer of 2003, real estate appraiser Conny Bromenn decides to inject some change and meaning into the self-absorbed life he shares with his community. He decides to motivate his Saturday morning golf foursome by replacing their usual wager per hole with certain "pacts" that the loser pledges to adhere to. Hole by hole, the group of 40-year-olds is forced to reexamine their place in the world, and what they need to do. An involving novel about an awakening sense of social responsibility, highly recommended.Book Review: Great story!
Summary: 5 Stars
I enjoyed this book! As a Californian who once lived in suburban Chicago, I remember the...often challenging climatic events, shall we say, and how rare it is being on any Chicagoland golf course in the middle of July without having to tread humidity in 90-degree heat. Joe Redden Tigan employs rich humor, skillful character development and energetic dialogue to create an engaging tale that takes place during a round of golf on one of those rare July days. He delivers a powerful message involving true friendship, self-reckoning and civic responsibility that will resonate with golfers and non-golfers alike. A superb first novel from an important new American literary voice.Book Review: I Am Perplexed
Summary: 1 Stars
After reading a number of reviews of this book (apparently from the writers family), I decided to give it a try. As is my habit I read for an hour or so before retiring for the night. The first night that I opened the book, I thought that perhaps I was a bit overtired, and put it down to pick up the next evening. The second evenings reading proved no better, nor did the third. In fact I did something I rarely do, I put the book into the bookcase after reading only 30 very confusing pages. The premise of the book is a round of golf on a perfect weather day in a Chicago suburb with a foursome of odd characters who the author refers to with "cute" little nicknames and traits. I enjoy humor, but found none evident. What I saw was a weak attempt at copying the style of Rick Reilly. I did read on the back cover that the author was a poet, perhaps that might be a better way for him to spend his time.Book Review: I'm a golfer and I love it!
Summary: 5 Stars
In reading Waggle, the first challenge the reader has is actually believing that Social Change could be used as a bet on a golf course. But considering the age of these four golfers, and the use of the word "Catharsis" to explain the changes these men are going through, makes the plot not only plausible, but indeed real.
I liked Tigan's use of humour throughout the book. He's really a gifted writer. His setup of the characters and the golf course gives you all you need to paint a perfect picture of the 18 hole game.
Highly recommended reading.