Gunslinger

The Remarkable, Improbable, Iconic Life of Brett Favre

De: Jeff Pearlman

Narrado por: Barry Abrams

A towering figure on the field for two decades and destined for the Hall of Fame, Brett Favre was one of the game's last cowboys, a fastball-throwing, tobacco-chewing gunslinger who refused to give up without a fight. This peerless quarterback guided the Green Bay Packers to two Super Bowls and one championship win, shattering countless NFL records along the way.

Gunslinger tells Brett Favre's full, definitive story for the first time, drawing on more than 500 interviews, including many from the people closest to Favre. Jeff Pearlman charts Favre's journey, from his rough rural childhood and lackluster high school football career to landing the last roster spot at Southern Mississippi to a late-night car accident that nearly took his life. Favre clawed back, getting drafted into the NFL, first to Atlanta, then to Green Bay, where he restored the Packers to greatness and inspired a fan base as passionate as any in the game. Yet he struggled with demons: addiction, infidelity, the loss of his father the day before he honored him by playing the greatest game of his career, and ultimately a fraught, painfully prolonged exit from the game he loved.

©2016 Jeff Pearlman (P)2016 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

Excellent, entertaining and so true!

I not only appreciated the performance but the entire story was well read, and spot on. I met my camera

It was an ok read

Narrator was ok but had strange and sometimes creepy voices for characters. For the most part I enjoyed this book.

FAVRE THE LEGEND

if you wanna know everything there is to know about Favre then this is the book to turn to.

Wild, wild , wild!!

Favre has long been a favorite of mine. I knew if some of his transgressions off the field and his antics. This book really gave me a backstage pass to the crazy ride that was The Gunslinger!! Still a fan, still respect his fame and legacy. For all Packer fans who were all pissed of about him in a Viking uniform, you let him go and got Rodgers? Two HOF guys, cry me a River!!

Balanced Account, Bad Narrator

This is perhaps the most balanced account I’ve read. Truth in lending, I’m both a Packer fan and a Favre fan, but this seems to cover both the ups and the downs with fairness. The narrator, however, is terrible. His attempts to do different voices, depending on who is speaking, is truly terrible.

Favre is a colorful character

What did you love best about Gunslinger?

Favre has a really interesting life story with all of the ups and downs. Book went into great detail.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Gunslinger?

Favre throwing up his Vicodin pills, picking them off the floor, rinsing them, and ingesting them again. Gross!

What does Barry Abrams bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Accents which gave some variety to the listening. They weren't great accents but were just enough.

Any additional comments?

Never had any interest in Favre or the Green Bay Packers, bu this book was worth listening to anyway.

Details, details, details

I got this book as a gift for my husband who has been a Brett Favre fan since the beginning. If you are like him and want to know every detail of every game and every conversation of every coach, team mate, journalist, etc that had anything to do with his rise to fame, you will love it. If you are like me and just need the overall story there will be way too much minutiae.
Be prepared that this is an unvarnished look at Favre and the NFL. It took some of the shine off for my husband, but does seem to present a good balance between the larger than life hero and the flawed human being. Also, if bad language is an issue, this book is chock full of direct quotes containing all manner swear words, which is to be expected in the rough and tumble world of the NFL. Recommended if you want to know more about Brett Favre and/or the political and cultural inner workings of the NFL.

engaging and entertaining

I've read a lot of sports biographies, and Pearlman is one of the most engaging and entertaining writers in this genre. His stories and antidotes leap off the page and just make you want to read more! I highly recommend it

All-around well-done bio

Pretty much what you’d expect from a Jeff Pearlman book: exhaustively researched, very well-written, a ton of sarcasm, and not one person mentioned for any longer than a page comes off devoid of massive flaws or anywhere close to a hero. I will say that Pearlman goes easier on Favre than several other of his previous subjects, and - considering what kind of husband and father Brett was depicted as - probably shouldn’t have. Finally, I give the narrator credit for not trying to do impressions of everyone (except Favre, which was actually pretty close). However, he did feel the need to change his voice for quotes, and regardless of gender, all sound like two people: either Favre (3/4 of them) or your accountant.

ah shucks

pretty good book, Brett was kinda of a shit head but learned alot about him