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Riverbank Tweed and Roadmap Jenkins: Tales from the Caddie Yard

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Caddies are the forgotten Sherpas of the golf world. But without them, the lore of the game would be lost. Mr. Links brings these characters to life with humorous vignettes and colorful tales.

A great light read - invokes great memories of the game.

This book was exactly what I expected, based on Mr. Links' first novel. It was funny, insightful, sometimes sad but always filled with very interesting and very memorable characters, with names like Echo Montgomery and Roadmap Jenkins. I must state that I am not an avid golfer, but I truly enjoy Links' style. After each story in the book, I felt as if I had just met two or three new, and unusual but amusing, individuals. Golf does not have to be your life to enjoy Riverbank Tweed, but, if you are a golfer, I am sure you will love this book even more.

This book was composed of a series of linked stories that blended fiction with non-fiction as its readers were taken on a wonderful journey through the creation of a mentoring relationship. The story is based on two main characters, Riverbank Tweed and Roadmap Jenkins who find an unlikely friendship within one another and grow together forming a fantastic mentoring relationship.

I was a little confused by this book. I really wasn't sure how the mentoring relationship was effective and what specifically distinguished it as a mentoring relationship versus a friendship. The author did provide wonderful background information on the main characters, the setting, and the voice and tone the author chose to write the book in made it the perfect setting. However, I was confused on the point of their relationship as well as the development.

The focus of the book seemed far too simplistic by the statement "life is like golf" and I found that this book was clearly dominated by the narrative of the author and his wisdom of the game. This book will more then likely appeal to golfers based on the authors comments; however, for a mentor or future mentor I would not recommend this book.