The Fab Five, by Mitch Albom is a 359 page book. It is a non-fiction biography about the whole adventure of the Fab Five. The book includes the recruiting process for Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King and Ray Jackson in depth, and doesn't leave out any information about the recruiting process. Mitch also evaluates the whole basketball season and the ups and downs of the Fab Five emotions. Their baggy shorts, trash talking and cockiness that they had acquired from there lifestyle brought a lot of criticism upon them which is very entertaining to read. They got criticized by the media, Michigan alumni. They said that they acted like babies. Lastly, Albom studies the very controversial time-out that Chris Webber used in the NCAA championship, which resulted in a loss against North Carolina. The time-out is a very debatable topic and is analyzed very well by Mitch Albom.His writing style is very likable because it is very detailed and straight forward, which allows you to understand what is going on at all times. But, sometimes he puts in to many details which can make the book a little slow. I would recommend this book to any basketball lover over the age of 14. I would give this book 4 out of 5 stars because the adventure that the Fab Five went through is very interesting and entertaining. It is very hard to put down and always has something interesting going on. Also, ESPN made a documentary on the Fab Five. The trailer is at the top.
Finished: July 2011
By: Jack Moyer
Now i want to learn more about the fab five.
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