Bruce -
I've read a few sports books but I've never read one this entertaining and captivating. You don't have to be a Cowboy fan to enjoy this book, and I'm certainly not a Cowboy fan. Pearlman offers a snapshot of the NFL culture that was taken to the extreme by the Dallas Cowboys after being bought by Jerry Jones. Sex, drugs, booze, all-night parties, it was not a pretty picture yet they dominated during this time frame. From Jimmy Johnson through Chan Gailey, go into the Cowboy locker room and get a glimpse of the NFL we don't see on Sunday.
Christopher L. (cbrett42) reviewed Boys Will Be Boys: The Glory Days and Party Nights of the Dallas Cowboys Dynasty on + 7 more book reviews
Interesting content, but I wasn't impressed by the writing. Pearlman often uses off-the-wall references that serve no point other than to draw the reader away from the story. For example:
"Jimmy Johnson, a man with an ego as large as the Qinghai-Tebet Plateau"
"Switzer approached discipline as if he were the proprieter of the Moonlite Bunny Ranch"
"he and Martin stared at one another like Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal in Love Story"
There are many more; those are just a few I found quickly flipping through the pages. Rather than set the scene, they make me wonder what the similes/metaphors have to do with an NFL team in the 1990's.
I also didn't appreciate how Pearlman seemed to side with some players/coaches/etc., making the case for their side of a story convincingly while vaguely (if at all) presenting the other side of the story.
All in all, this was an interesting read for the content, but I think it would have been a much more enjoyable read if it were written by someone else.
"Jimmy Johnson, a man with an ego as large as the Qinghai-Tebet Plateau"
"Switzer approached discipline as if he were the proprieter of the Moonlite Bunny Ranch"
"he and Martin stared at one another like Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal in Love Story"
There are many more; those are just a few I found quickly flipping through the pages. Rather than set the scene, they make me wonder what the similes/metaphors have to do with an NFL team in the 1990's.
I also didn't appreciate how Pearlman seemed to side with some players/coaches/etc., making the case for their side of a story convincingly while vaguely (if at all) presenting the other side of the story.
All in all, this was an interesting read for the content, but I think it would have been a much more enjoyable read if it were written by someone else.
Mike G. (n3m3sez) reviewed Boys Will Be Boys: The Glory Days and Party Nights of the Dallas Cowboys Dynasty on
As an avid Dallas Cowboys fan, I highly recommend this book to like minded people. It's an easy read and has people you know talking about the stories that made all the local and national news.
