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Title: LT: Over the Edge: Tackling Quarterbacks, Drugs, and a World Beyond Football by Lawrence Taylor, Steve Serby ISBN: 0-06-018551-1 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 25 November, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.05 (20 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: I can think of 56 good reasons to read this book !!!
Comment: This brutally honest look at Lawrence Taylor's life is a must read. Although LT has been described as larger-than-life, reading about the protagonist's ascent from rock bottom including overcoming a powerful drug addiction, makes you see LT for who he really is, human. Excellent job by Steve Serby in extracting the candidly raw details of LT's life. The book is a story about survival, overcoming obstacles and I couldn't put it down! Lawrence Taylor's life may have gone horribly awry, but, you still find yourself cheering LT LT LT
Rating: 3
Summary: Honest, but lacks depth and details.
Comment: In this book, Lawrence Taylor goes into his life of drugs, fast cars, lots of woman, and tons of money. He describes his life, but with not so much detail. In fact, a chunck of his book are actually quotes from other people intermingled within his text. The book is about 250 pages long with a large font. I bought so it would last me a while, but I started reading it at noon, and finished it before dinner.
The third person quotes are what really got to me. A portion of the quotes are self promoting, and other quotes just repeat what LT described in the previous paragraph. They hardly provided any insight into LT, but ruined the flow and continuity of the book in general.
The lack of detail is also apparent. There are many references to how fast he was and how he revolutionized the game, but he provides no expansion of this. No information on how fast he ran, or how much he can bench press, or what types of plays he helped revolutionize. In terms of a football book, it's virtually non-existent. He doesn't go into much detail on other parts of the books as well. He describes a lot of parties, bar hopping, fast driving, and throws a few general stories in there, but with only a few exception, nothing specific to hold on to.
Another bad part of this book is that in the end, he tries to evoke sympathy to which no one really can't.
This brings it back to his life story. The most admirable aspect of the book is that he is very honest with himself. He knew cocaine destroyed him, and sometimes goes into some depressing stories. He knew he was lazy sometimes, but he still played hard.
All in all, it's short, but extremely readable. It's more of an outline than a full fledged expose, but it's honest and somewhat shocking nonetheless.
Rating: 3
Summary: Out of control
Comment: Lt can't seem to make up his mind in this book if he wants to sound contrite and sorry for his failings in life or brag about them. Admittedly the guy was as wild and uninhibited off the field as he was on it and some of his adventures in the world of drugs and sex make excellent reading. Lt was a great if not the greatest football player but off the field he was out of control. The premise of the book is that he landed on his feet and the reader should admire him for his recovery. However his descriptions of his wild life may sound more enticing to other readers. This is a story that seems to have another chaper or two in the wings. I like the guy and hope he is sincere in his desire to stay straight.
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Title: Barry Sanders: Now You See Him: His Story in His Own Words by Barry Sanders, Mark E. McCormick, John Madden ISBN: 1578601398 Publisher: Guild Press of Indiana Pub. Date: December, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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Title: My Prison Without Bars by Pete Rose, Rick Hill ISBN: 1579549276 Publisher: Rodale Press Pub. Date: 08 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Bloody Sundays : Inside the Dazzling, Rough-and-Tumble World of the NFL by Mike Freeman ISBN: 0060089199 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 30 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Never Die Easy : The Autobiography of Walter Payton by DON YAEGER, WALTER PAYTON ISBN: 0375758216 Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks Pub. Date: 11 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: LT : LIVING ON THE EDGE by Lawrence Taylor ISBN: 0812917030 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 12 July, 1987 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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