I was expecting to like this book, as I thought the narrator’s rather rare perspective would make for prime entertainment.

Total letdown. Gave up around page 80 (I guess I’m assuming the rest wasn’t drastically different ?).

The many jokes were either lame or way too convoluted, not to mention forced.

I was also expecting far more dirt to be dished and disclosed.

Considering the author’s experiences, intelligence, and indifference to being liked, there was so much that could’ve, should’ve been done with this book. ( )

Shirley is a self-described as selfish and pessimistic. Unfortunately, his selfishness and pessimism are too overt. I've bene reading his columns for years, and many of these stories take provide new insight. However, in a book which supposedly takes its material from Journal entries, there's a lack of anxiety throughout. The happy ending of the book permeates, which makes his pessimism all the more shallow. ( )

Humorous and readable ( )

Simply the funniest, most insightful sports books written in years. Taken from his previous blogs and personal journals, Shirley has put together a travelogue that follows a professional basketball player from Kansas to Russia, all the while with great humor and amazing insight. Most read for anyone interested in professional basketball or memiors. ( )

Very entertaining book about the life of an international basketball vagabond. Let's hope there's more to come from this fellow.