Tietam Brown
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Tietam Brown
by
Mick Foley
A remarkable debut novel—given extraordinary life by its amalgam of energy, raw authentic language, and, at the core, a surprising gentleness.
It is the work of the constantly amazing wrestler-writer Mick Foley, whose two volumes of autobiography, Have a Nice Day! and Foley Is Good, were each number one on the New York Times National Best-seller List.
It tells the story and...more
It is the work of the constantly amazing wrestler-writer Mick Foley, whose two volumes of autobiography, Have a Nice Day! and Foley Is Good, were each number one on the New York Times National Best-seller List.
It tells the story and...more
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Published
July 8th 2003
by Random House Audio Publishing Group
(first published January 1st 2003)
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Antietam Brown, aka Andy, the teen protagonist, is a true-blue coming-of-age character, falling in love for the first time, trying to fit in at a new school — and readers will root for him. But his is a hardcore life where normal rules don't apply. Broken bones are plenty here, but the injury count also includes a severed head, an amputated ear, lots of smashed teeth, an ear ripped off, and more blood than found in most horror novels. Sexual violence is just as prevalent, mostly rape, but even m...more
I'm not going to blow smoke up your rear, and tell you that this is the greatest book of all time. That said, it's a backhanded compliment to hear somebody say "that's a pretty good book, for a wrestler."
It's a pretty good book for a first-time novelist. It's a tale of isolation and loneliness, and I'd daresay it comes from a very personal place for Mick Foley.
There are corny jokes interspersed, and I don't care for them. I think it showed Mick's lack of conf...more
It's a pretty good book for a first-time novelist. It's a tale of isolation and loneliness, and I'd daresay it comes from a very personal place for Mick Foley.
There are corny jokes interspersed, and I don't care for them. I think it showed Mick's lack of conf...more
Chris C.
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anybody who enjoys the work of Joe Meno
This is by far one of the scariest books I've ever read -- probably because of how real the story is including the violence portrayed. I have this weird feeling that the story contains bits and pieces of the author, Mick Foley's (wrestling's Mankind, Cactus Jack, etc), life embedded within, however that is totally unsubstantiated. It is a shame that this book never made it to Trade paperback as I think it would have had a much longer life. (I stand corrected, apparently it is now available in ...more
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Despite your take on the “sport,” Mick Foley may be one of the best things to ever happen to professional wrestling. This opinion isn’t derived from Foley’s legendary prowess in the ring, but rather from the fact that if a man as intelligent and articulate as Foley sees value in such a thing, than surely there is something to be said about pro wrestling. The kind of poignancy someone like Foley adds to the spectacle of professional wrestling isn’t necessarily foreign—especially with films like “...more
Mick Foley, a great guy and a fine writer better known for being a pro wrestler, kind of is between The Rock and a hard place for this novel: If he weren't famous for his time in the WWF, many would have never read it; however, the fact he was means a fine first novel can't get the fair reading it deserves from many. Most will focus on the bloody violence, and there is some, but it's not the main focus: What is, is a surprising sweetness and what feels very much to be an accurate take on a teena...more
Tietam Brown is an intense roller coaster ride of a first novel by Mick Foley. It is competently and entertainingly written for the most part, well-paced, and held my attention throughout.
The story is a typical sentimental coming-of-age story about a teenage boy and his first love, with the usual subplots detailing his personality conflicts with family members, teachers, and classmates, but the sentimentality and sweetness is tempered by many vivid descriptions of extreme violence a...more
The story is a typical sentimental coming-of-age story about a teenage boy and his first love, with the usual subplots detailing his personality conflicts with family members, teachers, and classmates, but the sentimentality and sweetness is tempered by many vivid descriptions of extreme violence a...more
There is something innocent about a former wrestler writing fiction. Something kind, unexpected and altogether surreal, but one thing I can say is that Mick Foley does it with some grace and enjoyment. Make no mistake this book is fucked up beyond belief, but it is and was an enjoyable fucked up. A cringe inducing, jaw dropping, eye popping out of their heads, fucked up. The writing is not impossible. The story is easy enough to understand. The reality of the story... well, life can be fuc...more
Written by a world wrestling federation veteran, this book focuses on an outcast young boy whose father is obsessed with sex and who after being given up near birth after the death of his mother runs through a series of abusive foster homes and Boy's School. Not very well written. Not too deep. Actually, I finished it and it was a complete waste of my time. Puerile, inconsistent, random changes in characters. This book had no redeeming values.
After reading one of Mick Foley's autobiographies and hearing alot of good reviews for his novel I was looking forward to reading this book, unfortunately I was disappointed.
The book starts of well but falls apart towards the end with characterizations taking drastic turns for almost no reason and alot of the climax feels like it was tacked on in rewrites to make it more exciting.
But my main problem with the book was the main character (who is clearly based on the author)...more
The book starts of well but falls apart towards the end with characterizations taking drastic turns for almost no reason and alot of the climax feels like it was tacked on in rewrites to make it more exciting.
But my main problem with the book was the main character (who is clearly based on the author)...more
Recommended to me by Chanesaw a little while back, based on our shared affinity for Joe Meno. Foley can't write as well as Meno--not by a country mile--but they do share that kind of violent/downtrodden/coming-of-age sensibility. The characters are engaging, and it was an enjoyable enough read while I was home sick in bed.
Mick Foley writes a helluva good YA novel, although I doubt that most people would consider it appropriate for the YA audience. Tietam Brown is the story of Antietam Brown V and his father, Antietam Brown IV and love and sex and relationships and pain.
YOU SHOULD READ THIS BOOK! Unless you are easily offended, or like your world sunshine, rainbows, and lollipops tinged. The last half of this book is really heavy, and hard to read...but the characters in this book are phenomenal, even though over the top. Although Antietam Brown is a monster, you see how people easily gravitated to him, which says a lot about Foley's writing.
Not bad, not great - I'm glad I read it. Foley has a very easy style - his novel writing is as comfortable and conversational as his memoirs. This is a coming of age story with some odd elements. I'm not sure I liked the ending.
quite the opposite of what i was expecting from mick foley, but a very pleasant surprise. this is a real novel, and a very good one at that. at times very sad and dark, and other times funny and uplifting.
Shockingly good fiction from wrestling's resident writer. Tietam's story is very graphic, and may not appeal to non-wrestling fans, but the writing is surprisingly good, and can be enjoyed by anyone.
Mick Foley's first novel is disturbing but engrossing, I originally read it when it was released several years ago but will be re-reading it this year.
A wrestler writing a wrestling book about a fictional pro wrestler. Semi entertaining but I would have rather had the real stories.
Alternately obsecene and warm-hearted, it didn't come together at the end. I finished feeling very unsatisfied.
Read it twice. Made me physically uneasy both times. In a good way.
I give it four stars, but there is a lot of sadness and tough stuff to read. I just loved the main character.
I was pleasently shocked with the outstanding quality of this story. Written by former WWE superstar Mick Foley, this book is a a coming of age story that should be likend to The Catcher in the Rye or The Lord of the Flies. Gritty, dark and full of angst, this story delves where 1950's American Lit just wouldn't dare to go. Clever, and very well written for a book by someone who has made a career out of being smacked with steel chairs.
I know this is a childrens book but then again so is Curious incident and that was very good. This just annoyed me. I needed to finish the book and it was so short that it was fine but I felt every page turn. It flits between being a kids book and then introducing slight adult themes that you're not quite sure who it's aimed at. I am being a bit harsh I suppose but still slightly wound me up reading it.
my wife has been trying to get me to read this for a couple of years because I'm a big fan of Mick Foley's autobiographies. I kept putting it off, but I started reading it the other day on my lunch break and was really sucked right into the story. Burned through the first 100 pages in about 50 minutes and I really am impressed.
Wow, totally unexpected! After reading his nonfiction work, I didn't expect to completely lose Mick Foley in his main character, but Andy is amazingly vivid, and the supporting cast also jumps out from the pages. I read this book in about 2 1/2 hours, and couldn't stop until I'd finished!
This book was terrible. I found it crude, graphic, and just a bit much. I'm sure there are people out there who might like this book, but I wasn't one of them. Mick Foley - in my opinion - is much better suited to write non-fiction books about wrestling.
simply the most depressing book ive ever read. But i thought it was really well done for someone who used to be a pro wrestler.
Lexi
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Great coming of age story, on par with Perks of Being a Wallflower (but better in my opinion).
Foley's first novel. Very dark coming of age tale. A good read with lots of odd characters.
Pretty lurid, pretty entertaining. Definitely the best book by a former wrestler I've ever read.
It seems depressing, but is actually very good. Yes, it is crude, but also amazing!
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