Gunslinger

The Remarkable, Improbable, Iconic Life of Brett Favre

By: Jeff Pearlman

Narrated by: Barry Abrams

Length: 17 hrs and 37 mins

Publisher's summary

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

Good Favre Bio...Warts and all

Maybe a tad bit long, but I enjoyed listening to this book. Pearlman obviously went the extra "research mile" to get the complete story. You couldn't make up some of these passages. Not the every day whitewash sports book; but one that shows that the greats, maybe even more than the average Joe/Jane, have just as many, or even more flaws...but overcome to obtain incredible highs in life. Worth your time if your a football fan!

Must listen!!

Great book...A must listen for any Favre fan. Couldn’t stop listening once I started..finished in 4 days.

Made me like Favre more.

This is a well written book that doesn’t feel rushed. The author also wrote about some of Favre’s weaknesses and struggles, making it a well rounded book.

Entertaining read

It was too long for what was here but I enjoyed it mostly. Plenty of highs and lows in his career.

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.