After being mildly entertained by Lupica's novel Bump and Run, I decided to read his first novel, Jump. I was very disappointed. It is a very poorly written book with week characters, a shakey plot at best, and terrible dialogue. This was his first novel and he did seem to get better with Bump and Run, so I will probably take a look at his future offerings. I suggest skipping this one and picking up one of his newer books.

Look, we're not expecting Conan Doyle or even Agatha Christie here. This is first and foremost a New York and more specifically Knick fan's read, with a passable story holding it together. Sort of like reading Kinky Friedman with a Knicks-theme bonus. Give it a try and enjoy.

This annoying attempt to cash in on his brother's undeserved celebrity status can be summed up in one word--DUH! Fred appears to be a nice enough guy--unlike his ego-bloated brother, Don (the radio "personality")--but one can't help wondering how many trees bit the dust for this mess. Bring back the Farmer's Almanac!

I have been a fan of Imus' since the early 80's. He was extremely amusing until recently and his brother was also a lot of fun. This book isn't. As others have said-it's a blatant money making ripoff that is capitalizing on brother Don. It is short, shameful, poorly written, poorly organized and the worst 20 bucks ever spent. Yuck!

Fred's humour just does not come through. On his brother's radio show he is very funny. You don't see it in this book. Why a gifted writer like Mike Lupica would allow his name to be placed on this is beyond me. My guess is he owes Don Imus a favour of some kind, and this is the way he is satisfying the debt.