Hondo reviews John Feinstein's new book: Last Dance

I must confess that I am one of those people who runs out each and every time John Feinstein writes a book and gets it. I have found his books to be incredibly

I must confess that I am one of those people who runs out each and every time John Feinstein writes a book and gets it. I have found his books to be incredibly deep yet very much enjoyable. I think that no American author of my generation can continually write such great books and capture the essence of sports like Feinstein.

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That said his new book: Last Dance is terrible. It was supposed to be written as an inside account of the final four (notably the 2005) that included my beloved MSU. It is nothing more then a love fest for Dean Smith and North Carolina and worse yet: Mike Krzyzewski and Duke. I acknowledge that both schools have rich tradition and that both are fine men and coaches. He should have however marketed the book as a UNC Duke love letter and not as he did. I find the title and how he has represented the book on several national radio and TV programs to in my opinion to be false advertising.

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Sadly, I am such a fan I would have bought those books just because I do enjoy his writing. I was disappointed as I turned each page that it never measured up to the high standards he has given us. This is the first book he has written that I would clearly say is not worth the money. Sadly John, you dropped the ball with this one.

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Please get back to work however, I really miss a new John Feinstein book.

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** Out of *****