Bridge in the Fourth Dimension: Further Adventures of the Hideous Hog

The whole menagerie series is excellent. I have not played Bridge for years, re=read this several years later and it is still amazing. How Mollo invents these bridge hands and the situations around their play is quite brilliant. If you understand the subtleties of bridge (particularly the Acol bidding system) these are some of the most entertaining books ever written. To quote the Hideous Hog: "Why didn't you lead a trump, we could have murdered the contract?" A bit unfair to criticise the Rabbit for not leading a trump when he didn't have one. "Bah! He didn't even try .." Hilarious stuff. Les.

Victor Mollo's books are simply the most entertaining Bridge books available. The reader is able to identify and relate to each of the characters. Everyone knows a Hideous Hog, Rueful Rabbit, Secretary Bird, and Walter the Walrus. We see these characters every day during Bridge sessions. Mollo has quite the knack for bringing out all of the human qualities expressed at the Bridge table. These series of books are a great read and will forever be considered classics.

The 4th dimension is the human factor in bridge. This book is the funniest book on bridge and one of the best books I have ever read (including non-bridge too).

A true classic of contract bridge fiction. Not only will you be entertained but you will learn something as you peek into the world of Mollo's mythical bridge club. All the players in the book are animals but easily connected to personalities you have seen first-hand at the bridge table. The Hideous Hog (master, know-it-all), the Rueful Rabbit (he knows his skills are not the best, but somehow he always manages to do the right thing -- even for the wrong reason), the Secretary Bird (enforces the letter of the law, usually to his own downfall), Walter the Walrus (so caught up in point count that nothing else matters), plus many more. You will find yourself and your partner in this book somewhere. A great read and a great gift for your bridge playing friends. Mollo is my favorite bridge author.