Fantasy Life

The Outrageous, Uplifting, and Heartbreaking World of Fantasy Sports from the Guy Who's Lived It

By: Matthew Berry

Narrated by: Matthew Berry

Fantasy football, fantasy baseball, fantasy basketball, even fantasy sumo wrestling: the world of fantasy sports is huge, and still growing. Today, more than 35 million people in the United States and Canada spend hours upon hours each week on their fantasy sports teams. And as the Senior Fantasy Sports Analyst for ESPN, Matthew Berry is on the front lines of what has grown from a niche subculture into a national pastime.

In Fantasy Life, Berry celebrates every aspect of the fantasy sports world. Brilliant trash talk. Unbelievable trophies. Insane draft day locations. Shake-your-head-in-disbelief punishments. Ingenious attempts at cheating. And surprisingly uplifting stories that remind us why we play these games in the first place. Written with the same award-winning style that has made Berry one of the most popular columnists on ESPN.com, Fantasy Life is an audiobook for both hard-core fantasy players and people who have never played before.

Between tales of love and hate, birth and death, tattoos and furry animal costumes, the White House Situation Room and a 126-pound golden pelican, Matthew chronicles his journey from a 14-year-old fantasy player to the face of fantasy sports for the largest sports media company in the world. Fantasy will save your life. Fantasy will set you free. And fantasy life is most definitely better than real life. You'll see.

©2013 Matthew Berry (P)2013 Gildan Media LLC

Critic reviews

"As a longtime fan of Matthew Berry, I'm happy he's finally collected the most inane and hilarious things people will do in pursuit of fantasy glory. If I was in a fantasy league where you drafted people who write about fantasy leagues I would draft Matthew first. Also, I would need to make some major changes in my life." (Seth Meyers, Saturday Night Live Head Writer and three-time fantasy champion in a league you don't care about)

"You don’t have to play fantasy sports to enjoy Matthew Berry’s Fantasy Life. You don’t even need to be a sports fan. If you like great writing, if you appreciate irreverent humor, if stories about friendship, family, backstabbing, and regrettable Justin Bieber tattoos warm your heart, you’ll love this audiobook." (Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times best-selling author)

Even better than I expected!

Funny and insightful. Having Matthew Berry narrate made it even better! Fun times for all who love playing fantasy sports.

Wasn't quite what I expected, but a pleasant surprise.

I started this book expecting to get some fantasy advice, but instead quickly realized there wasn't going to be much in the way of strategy. With that said many of the stories in the book are quite entertaining and in the end I enjoyed the listen.

Perfect

This was a perfect explanation of why I play and enjoy fantasy football. The weaving of Matthews personal narrative with the Collection of stories around the country provides insight to a game that is equally silly and sentimental. Thanks TMR.

Every Fantasy football Fanatics life

Great stories, that bring up great memories...and some bad ones too. Every fantasy player will relate to this book, and if you don't play fantasy then this gives you a sneak peak at what this amazing game has to offer. Definitely recommend this book!

Beyond just playing the game of fantasy!

A great job of going beyond just the game. Fantasy truly is an escape, a way to bring people together, and at the least, a guaranteed talking point with any sports lover.