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Originally Posted by Leo_The_Lip
I hope my 'far from underrated' didn't mislead anyone. I was in a hurry, and I intended to say it wasn't unknown, rather a classic that everyone with Strat, OOTP FOF and so forth background has read and enjoyed. But be prepared for Socialist preaching along the way.
The game Waugh plays is described in detail and many have tried (and failed) to produce it.
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Waugh's rapid downward spiral into mental illness is shocking. I read this book as a ten year old, and was pretty shook up.
Having said that, I read Ball Four at aged 12, and this book, more than any other event of my childhood, force-matured me toward adulthood. Beaver shooting on the old Shoreham Hotel, indeed.