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kcb263's review against another edition
3.0
I am very happy for Doc and wish him clean living in the future. This is an addict's story of recovery more than anything. I was expecting more stories about the early Mets, but those stories were really just gleamed over quickly to focus more on the real issue at heart, his addiction.
pharmdad2007's review against another edition
4.0
This was a tough book to read. As an avid baseball fan in the late 80s, I was a Doc Gooden fan, though never a Mets fan. Hearing exactly how messed up Doc was during those years, then, was a little heartbreaking. I'm a firm believer that memoirs especially should have happy endings, so the positive state of Doc's life today is encouraging.
tjmcq's review against another edition
3.0
Doc Gooden’s story about his rise in baseball and his fight with addictions.
chewdigestbooks's review against another edition
3.0
Well done, but he still tends to glorify his using more than I am comfortable with in my sobriety.
chewdigestbooks's review against another edition
3.0
Well done, but he still tends to glorify his using more than I am comfortable with in my sobriety.
tinnitus's review against another edition
4.0
Doc, don't go into that room! Avoid those ladies. Okay you've been busted and are clean now, great.
Wait, don't go into that strip club! Aghh!!!
After a stunning introduction that hits like a cold shower, Dwight Gooden provides an unabashed glimpse at his rise to fame and crash to rock bottom. It's a long and winding road of addiction, lies, avoidance, and what could have been. But Doc doesn't feel sorry for himself, he lays it out and explains what happened and why. He seems to be in a happy place, and though I'm not a Mets or Yankees fan, I find myself rooting for him and wishing I had appreciated his greatness when he was in the bigs.
I love reading baseball biographies and this was not easy to read/hear. If you enjoy bio's and can handle an often cringe-worthy read about someone in the throes addiction, it's a solid 3.5 star read. Stay strong Doc!
Wait, don't go into that strip club! Aghh!!!
After a stunning introduction that hits like a cold shower, Dwight Gooden provides an unabashed glimpse at his rise to fame and crash to rock bottom. It's a long and winding road of addiction, lies, avoidance, and what could have been. But Doc doesn't feel sorry for himself, he lays it out and explains what happened and why. He seems to be in a happy place, and though I'm not a Mets or Yankees fan, I find myself rooting for him and wishing I had appreciated his greatness when he was in the bigs.
I love reading baseball biographies and this was not easy to read/hear. If you enjoy bio's and can handle an often cringe-worthy read about someone in the throes addiction, it's a solid 3.5 star read. Stay strong Doc!
cssquared's review against another edition
4.0
this was an interesting look at a man's life, success and failure. he wrote an honest portrayal of addiction and recovery. this is a process book to be valued by those going through or helping with recovery. it's also a great book for Mets fans
thisisjon's review
5.0
Growing up I was a diehard Gooden fan. Jerseys and hats, cards, posters, any memorabilia really....I devoted so much of my time to following him. It was devastating when he lost his way, and all these years later, reading his story, is truly powerful.
chewdigestbooks's review
3.0
Well done, but he still tends to glorify his using more than I am comfortable with in my sobriety.