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Title: I May Be Wrong but I Doubt It by MICHAEL WILBON, CHARLES BARKLEY ISBN: 0-375-50883-X Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.51 (43 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Charles, I expected more!
Comment: As a fan of both Charles Barkley and Michael Wilbon, I would like to recommend this book. Unfortunately, I cannot do so. The book is a definite disappointment. I was waiting for Barkley to tear down the altars of political correctness. Maybe he will someday, but not in this book. About 75% of the book pretty much restates the same theme: racism is bad. I think most of us already understand this concept. Not exactly the stuff controversy is made of. There were about four chapters of the book that were vintage Barkley. He makes some good jabs at poltical correctness, although not nearly enough. The chapter on John Drew was outstanding. He also takes up the issue of high school kids leaving too early; he says high school players should go to college to improve their game. I'm not sure he's thought the issue through completely, though. It seems to me somone who grew up in poverty should understand that a poor kid in high school might need to get a NBA paycheck immediately to help their family, even if they miss out on a year or two of instruction in college.
However, a few good chapters aren't enough to justify buying this book. It's a disappointment. I hope Barkley will try again. I know he can do better. Oh, and one more thing: Barkley's analysis of Bob Gibson just doesn't hold up. Bob Gibson wasn't mean because he grew up black in a white man's world. Gibson was mean because he was mean. Willie Mays was black, too, and grew up in poverty; yet he became a nice person. Things aren't quite as black and white as Barkley would have you believe.
Rating: 4
Summary: keep talking
Comment: the thing about the book that stands out the most, is that charles barkley took out time to " write a book " on some things that were important; not only to him, but to the average person that relates and understands those concerns. how many pro sports figures even care to do something like this???
Rating: 3
Summary: Depending on what you're looking for....
Comment: How much you will enjoy this book depends entirely on you. If you are a basketball fan looking for playing-days anticdotes, this is not for you! If you are a Charles Barkley fan seeking a little more understanding of this wondefully open individual, you are likely to enjoy this book.
Contrary to reviews of the book, what Charles has to say is by no means offensive but rather quite logical and fair. He has a wonderfully down to earth view of the world and his views on children are absolutely superb. He does drag on a little too much about racism but beyond that, what he has to say is interesting.
However, unless you disagree with his views, this book is not likely to make you think, and except for the intro, it is not particularly funny. Charles uses the book as a platform to discuss serious issues he can not speak about on television.
A great book, truly, but being a basketball fan I was dissapointed by the lack of basketball content and hence only 3 stars! But this does not mean it is a 3 star book, I can understand someone other than myself loving it.
Also, 250 pages of double spaced print, pretty short book, can be read in no time at all.
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Title: Chocolate Thunder: The Uncensored Life and Time of Darryl Dawkins by Darryl Dawkins, Charley Rosen ISBN: 0973144327 Publisher: SportClassic Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Loose Balls : Easy Money, Hard Fouls, Cheap Laughs, and True Love in the NBA by Jayson Williams ISBN: 0767905695 Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 13 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Only the Strong Survive: The Odyssey of Allen Iverson by Larry Platt ISBN: 0060097736 Publisher: Regan Books Pub. Date: 12 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Maybe You Never Cry Again by Bernie Mac ISBN: 0060529288 Publisher: Regan Books Pub. Date: 29 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: My Life by Earvin 'Magic' Johnson, William Novack ISBN: 0449222543 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1993 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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