The Franchise Babe [Audio Cassette]

Dan Jenkins (Author), L. J. Ganser (Narrator)

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• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: RecordedBooks (2008)
• ISBN-10: 1436113717
• ISBN-13: 978-1436113717
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, July 30, 2008

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Bob the norske "norske60" (North Port, FL USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Franchise Babe: A Novel (Hardcover)

As an old Dan Jenkins fan, I found this one disappointing. His protanganist, a witty, sophisticated golf writer keeps lapsing into moronic red neck political commentary that is totally out of character for him. He includes a scene of a group of leftie's picketing against the FRENCH, as if that were some kind of liberal cause as opposed to a Bill O'Reilly obsession.

Aside from playing out his fantasies of animal magetism with the sexiest woman in sight, an understandable indulgence for an aging writer, a good bit of the plotting is predictable and boring.

Sorry to see such a weak effort from the old pro.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars For Dan Jenkins collectors only..., June 4, 2008

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Jeff "JB" (Southlake, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Franchise Babe: A Novel (Hardcover)

Let me preface my review by saying I'm a Dan Jenkins fan and devotee. But, his latest novel "The Franchise Babe" was a disappointing and short read. He recycles many old jokes and character profiles from previous novels; "Ya Gotta Play Hurt", "Dead Solid Perfect" and "Slim and None". The lead character, Jack Brannon, is basically Jim Tom Pinch lite. The jokes aren't as funny the second time around.

The only fun part about the novel was Mr. Jenkins cynical assessment of the PGA and LPGA tours. The new wave of female stars; Creamer, Gulbis, Kerr, etc. (Lolitas in Jenkin's slang) really are a breath of fresh air. I agree that Tiger is whipping up on a bunch of "fat & happy" slugs content with Top 10 finishes, wine cellars and their investment portfolios.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jenkins Has Lost Nothing Off the Hop on His Fastball., December 25, 2008

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John R. Linnell (New Gloucester, ME United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Franchise Babe: A Novel (Hardcover)

I've read them all...from Dead Solid Perfect to this one. Jenkins sometimes wavers a tad, but just between you and me, every now and then you need a Dan Jenkins novel to scrape off the crust of the politically correct climate out there and get down to the nitty gritty of life and not take things so seriously.

You either like this type of writing or you don't and clearly some on here who have reviewed this novel have their knickers in a bunch and that's OK, because if some people don't react that way, Jenkins hasn't done his job.

My only real complaint about this book is that it should have been longer. It is just too much fun reading the thinly veiled satire of the PGA Tour as well as the LPGA Tour management. For instance, Ginger Clayton could have had a few more problems on her way to being the "franchise babe."

Jenkins still has a lot of hop on his politically incorrect fastball which is one of the reasons that I love his writing so much. Those of us who follow the tours understand where Dan is coming from. Carolyn Bivens, the current LPGA Commissioner is never mentioned by name, but she is very much the one in the book who is "off to Denmark" during the playing of an LPGA major which she has turned over to a Frenchman who has some really politically incorrect aspects of his businesses.

Well done satire is an art and Jenkins confines his to what he knows best...sports. If it is your cup of tea, hop on board. Better yet...make it a Bombay Sapphire martini with four olives and get into the spirit of the thing.