Playing the Moldovans at Tennis
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 | Product Details: Audio Cassette Release Date: 06 January 2000 Publisher: Random House Audiobooks ISBN: 1856866432 Rating:   Sales Rank: 540218 | | Look for similar books by subject:
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| | Customer Reviews: Moldovan Musings (11 May 2008)Tony Hawks and his fellow comedian friend Arthur Smith are watching the world cup when Smith bets Hawks that he couldn't beat the entire Moldovan world football squad at tennis, hence the premise for this comic travelog. It contains a smattering of Hawks's usual wit and plays the Englishman abroad with aplomb. Some of the situations are fairly amusing, but it doesn't feel as though the author is laughing at the Moldovans, he's merely chuckling with them (if indeed they do crack a smile....) Recommended if you want a fairly easy read, it's not laugh out loud funny, but I'm sure it will raise a wry grin. Playing the Moldovans at Tennis (09 October 2007)A well written and funny adventure about nothing important but still enchanting, funny and captivating Convinced me to visit Moldova (04 September 2007)A good read and a good laugh - with many wry and accurate observations of life in Moldova. It sealed my wish to visit the country and, when I got there, confirmed Hawkes's powers of observation and insight. Sadly, this fine book appears almost totally unknown in Moldova! Not as funny as he thinks he is (18 November 2006)What a hoot! Man bets his friend he couldn't beat the entire Moldovan football team. At tennis. Hawks' strange bets were an original idea with his first book 'Around Ireland with a Fridge', but I'm starting to lose interest now. The book's blurb says it is an '..often moving adventure'. For whom I'm not quite sure because Hawks doesn't seem to really get to know Moldova or Moldovans. I could have excused that if I had found the book particularly funny, but the humour is far from hilarious. Anyone for Tennis? (09 May 2006)Tony Hawks has established himself over the past few years as a leader in the genre of, 'irreverent looks at strange goings on normally started as a bet'. 'Playing the Moldavians at Tennis' is his second attempt at the genre and as with his adventures with a fridge a mostly successful one. Once again Tony has placed a bet with a friend, this time he claims that although the Moldovan international football team is full of athletes, this does not mean they will be good at all sports. Therefore, Hawks finds himself in Moldovia attempting to play and beat the starting 11 of Moldovia at tennis. The bet itself is not too important; it is the journey that takes centre stage here. Hawks visits many new and undiscovered places in the post-Communist East Europe. He finds hardship and dismay, but on occasion he also discovers friendship and warmth. The book is funny but very irreverent. Perhaps a bit more sympathy towards the subject matter would not have gone amiss. However, the light nature of the book and the fact that many parts are laugh out loud save it overall. I personally find Danny Wallace's books in the same genre to be superior. | |
