Brody: The Triumph and Tragedy of Wrestling's Rebel
by Larry Matysik, Barbara Goodish
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Author: Barbara Goodish, Larry MatysikEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-08-15
ISBN: 1550227602
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Ecw Press
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Summary: 5 Stars
In Brody: The Triumph and Tragedy of Wrestling's Rebel authors Larry Matysik and Barbara Goodish give an insightful first hand account of the man behind the legend. I myself have enjoyed hours of watching King Kong Bruiser Brody perform in the squared circle and was in shock and dismay at his untimely/unnecessary/unavenged death back in 1988. For years I had wanted to learn more about the person Frank Goodish behind the skilled wrestler. This book brought that opportunity to me. It had numerous first hand accounts by his friends and colleagues, such as Terry Funk. They didn't try to tell stories to make him look good, and they certainly didn't worry about kayfabe. You come away with an honest picture of the big man. The chapters that Barbara (his wife) authored are real page turners. You can feel the emotion and love she had for him and this project with every word. There is still so much material left undiscussed, she could write a second book about him telling more about their romance and Frank personal life from her and their son Geoff's point of view. This book is also full of never before seen pictures of Frank. The only critical thing I can think to say about this book is that most biographies and autobiographies take the format of a timeline. The story proceeds in chronological order. In this book, the chapters are divided up by topic. All the way to the end of the book, you are exposed to events that happened before the first chapters. I'm sure this book was a difficult one to write. I've read many a book where the ending is already known, and it isn't a happy one. The entire time you are reading it you are dreading the last chapter where the main character meets his unfortunate end. The authors handled this by getting the worst aspect of his life out of the way first. The beginning chapter dives right in to talking about the murder of Bruiser Brody and how it went unpunished. I highly recommend this book to any fan of King Kong Bruiser Brody, any wrestling fan, or anyone who respects a person that stands up for his rights.
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