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[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Great Mongolian Bowling League of the United States of America" by Ed Borowsky.]

I’ve never been a person who likes sports. The only time I come close to something closely associated to a sport activity is when I go jogging in my neighborhood in order to burn the extra calories in my body. The Great Mongolian Bowling League of the United States of America by Ed Borowsky is a fictional book that is all about bowling as a sport, the Mongolian people and a Mongolian bowling league that drew more attention from the media than was anticipated.

My number one reason for picking this book was because it is only 89 pages long so I figured even though I’m not into sport, my attention span would last long enough to see me through to the last page. In my part of the world, little is known about bowling. The closest I’ve come to bowling is when I watch a movie or TV series that has bowling in it and even then it has never been Mongolian Bowling. This is the story of Harry and his friend, Murray, who both enjoy bowling. When they run into two Mongolians in a bowling alley, the four immediately become friends and Harold and Murray end up being invited to a Mongolian bowling league by their new found acquaintances. Like any other sporting activity, it’s all about winning, but can Harold, Murray and their Mongolian friends outshine their competitors?

The book is not all about bowling. Ed blends in the right amount of romance with bowling just to make the book interesting. Though the Mongolian league takes the huge chunk, the romantic content was enough to keep my curiosity alive. I found this to be a very workable writing strategy for the writer. Ed gives some very useful tips on how to win in bowling. This provided me the opportunity to learn more about this sport beyond what I’ve seen on TV. The origin of the Mongolian people and their culture is also discussed at length and I had the rare opportunity of learning some of their names and the meaning behind them.

Generally, this was an enjoyable book to read. The book seems professionally edited with no errors whatsoever. The progression of the story was rather moderate so I had an easy time following through every development in each chapter. For all the reasons mentioned above, I feel a perfect score of 4 out of 4 stars is warranted.

I would recommend this book to anybody who enjoys bowling as a sport. It is important to note that this book would be suitable to the young audience because there isn’t any graphic sex scene or themes that are adult in nature.

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The Great Mongolian Bowling League of the United States of America
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Thanks for the review. You've made this book sound quite interesting. I have a slight amount more bowling experience than you mention in your review but the whole story sounds quite interesting. I do enjoy learning about different cultures through fiction.

I myself am curious about how Mongolian bowling is different than regular bowling. Sounds fairly interesting and definetly a quick read. Thanks.

Ha. I liked your reason for picking this book, considering you don't like sports. This book sounds like it is about a whole lot more than sports. I'm not even sure what a Mongolian is, but I think I'm going to read this book and find out. If you don't like sports and liked this book, it must be good.

Snowflake wrote:Thanks for the review. You've made this book sound quite interesting. I have a slight amount more bowling experience than you mention in your review but the whole story sounds quite interesting. I do enjoy learning about different cultures through fiction.

I also enjoy learning different cultures too. I appreciate your kind words

-- 30 Sep 2017, 05:59 --

kandscreeley wrote:I myself am curious about how Mongolian bowling is different than regular bowling. Sounds fairly interesting and definetly a quick read. Thanks.

the difference isn't that big.

-- 30 Sep 2017, 06:02 --

Zelinda wrote:Ha. I liked your reason for picking this book, considering you don't like sports. This book sounds like it is about a whole lot more than sports. I'm not even sure what a Mongolian is, but I think I'm going to read this book and find out. If you don't like sports and liked this book, it must be good.

the writer keeps it interesting enough to be enjoyed even by those who are not into sports.

I can't say I know anything about pro bowling either but you're great review makes it sound like a tempting read. Thanks.

Zelinda wrote:Ha. I liked your reason for picking this book, considering you don't like sports. This book sounds like it is about a whole lot more than sports. I'm not even sure what a Mongolian is, but I think I'm going to read this book and find out. If you don't like sports and liked this book, it must be good.

That's a joke, right? Please tell me that's a joke...

Zupanatural wrote:I can't say I know anything about pro bowling either but you're great review makes it sound like a tempting read. Thanks.

Zelinda wrote:Ha. I liked your reason for picking this book, considering you don't like sports. This book sounds like it is about a whole lot more than sports. I'm not even sure what a Mongolian is, but I think I'm going to read this book and find out. If you don't like sports and liked this book, it must be good.

That's a joke, right? Please tell me that's a joke...

What? The part about not knowing what a Mongolian is? Sorry I wish it were a joke. I'm ignorant, I guess I know that Mongolia is a part of Asia but I'm not sure what part; I'll have to look it up. And I do love the Mongolian Grill. (Sorta joke)

I know nothing about Mongolia let alone its bowling so this would bean interesting read for me.