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radbear76's review
5.0
Excellent book. It is packed full of tips for playing Jeopardy! and humor. It is also a very touching memoir about the author's life and the people he met and those who inspired his Jeopardy! journey. I now also have a name for my curiosity, my insatiable need to read, and all the weird connections which lead me to knowledge: Trebekistan.
skybalon's review
4.0
Surprisingly entertaining part biography, part how to get on Jeopardy, and part life lessons book. Well worth the read.
eskay1891's review
5.0
This would be one of the select books i enjoyed reading. Though it sounds like boring concept of how one prepares for Jeopardy contest, but this books is anything but boring. The author comes out completely humble, honest and very funny. There is philosophy (not the "Secret" type), love, family, friends, hard work and most of all , hope. And all of these in proper dose interleaved and spread smoothly.
dlberglund's review
4.0
As a former Jeopardy! junkie, I had fairly high hopes that this book would lead me down a fun and nerdy path in what Harris dubs Trebekistan. I wasn't disappointed. He covers his circuitous party to Jeopardy, and how he chose to study and prepare for his opportunities. I loved the trip down Memory Lane. Plus, the book was quite funny overall. The guy did eke out a living as a stand up comic for a while, after all. It gets a little sappy and faux-deep for a few minutes near the end, but I'll allow it this once because I enjoyed the rest so much.
teresadennis's review
Lovely, lovely book. I can't believe it took me ten years to find it. It's Eat Pray Love for trivia addicts but filled with warmth, and humor as well as Jeopardy answers and questions. Goes on my list of 'Life Affirming.' Highly recommended.
shighley's review
5.0
This book was so much more than I expected. What a wonderful trip through Harris's times on Jeopardy, but also the ways his life changed and the insight he gained. There were even times I cried, and he's a comedian at heart. His realizations of the ways things are connected, and the ways he finds Trebekistan everywhere are so inspiring.
One of my favorite lines: "It was enough to keep learning how much I can still learn."
Now, excuse me while I get some notebooks...
One of my favorite lines: "It was enough to keep learning how much I can still learn."
Now, excuse me while I get some notebooks...
chelsealeeh17's review
5.0
I was really impressed by this book, especially the last half. When reading about Bob’s experience on Jeopardy!, I certainly expected study/strategy tips and him recounting his games, but I certainly didn’t expect - but was delighted by! - growing teary-eyed in parts. Bob’s relationships with his sister, his girlfriend, his parents, and with other Jeopardy! contestants were honestly quite touching to read about, and I adore how he connects his preparation for and time spent on the show to those positive relationships. It’s not about competing for money, it’s about the quest for knowledge, the people who support you, and the friends you make along the way.
annalew's review
4.0
Interesting view into behind the scenes of Jeopardy and how Bob Harris prepared for his multiple appearances on the show. His personal story in interspersed between Jeopardy appearances. I did skim some parts but overall it was an entertaining book. Very funny in most parts and moving in some others. Would recommend for Jeopardy fans.
karencarlson's review
4.0
It’s something of a peculiar book: part autobiography, part history of the show, part excruciatingly detailed accounts of his games played, part study guide and prep techniques, part travel guide, part love story, part not-love story. There is a method to this madness, as one of the Eightfold Steps is: Everything Connects to Everything Else.
At first I found it annoying, all these Forrest Bounces from topic to topic within the same page, paragraph, sometimes sentence. But there is, if you persist, a genuine soul to the story. You have to want it – but it just might be worth it, even if you have no intention of ever following in his footsteps.
FMI see my blog post at A Just Recompense.
At first I found it annoying, all these Forrest Bounces from topic to topic within the same page, paragraph, sometimes sentence. But there is, if you persist, a genuine soul to the story. You have to want it – but it just might be worth it, even if you have no intention of ever following in his footsteps.
FMI see my blog post at A Just Recompense.