great narration, great book

for those interested in the current patriots, this book ends at their first super bowl victory in 2001. this book is all about the lead-up to this first victory, and the official start of the Dynasty.

I really appreciated the narrator taking time to add emphasis, use Boston accents, and even nail sarcastic quotes. It was almost like having the author read it himself. Very entertaining read/listen.

the story itself was colorfully written, and the author successfully kept his bias in check, and at minimum, admitted where he was being openly biased.

love or hate the patriots, football fans will enjoy hearing the ugly and hilarious history of such an iconic team.

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Before Brady and Belichick

Jerry's love of the team and how it interfered with his development in his pre adult years shines through. Funny, well researched and really hits the sweet spot for anyone who grew up a huge Patriots fan before all this crazy success. It's hard to believe there was once a franchise that were bigger screw ups than the Jets, but it actually was the case here in New England. From broken toilets to Clive Rush to the Fairbanks Fiasco, to electrocuted fans, to Zeke Mowatt- all the ugly and insane comedy is here. The narrator captures Jerry's voice.

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Perplexed

this was a very enjoyable book but for somebody that's pretty big football fan you'll notice there are several facts that are completely wrong. Like Lou Saban being a coach for the Patriots and saying his son Nick had won national titles at Alabama. Well that's not it sucks I think they said they were distant cousins. Then when the hiring of Ron Meyer was brought up it said he just lad SMU to the National Title which SMU never won a national title. There were several other glaring errors that I didn't feel like including but if you're looking for Perfection this book is not for you if you're looking for an enjoyable book about a team you didn't know much about I definitely recommend it.

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Great History

Great stories from the Patriots' past tied together to show how the empire was built.

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A must for the sports fan

A truly well written and hilarious story of rags to riches . This is a must listen for those of us who lived through it.

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Thornton nails it

It's really all in the title. If you're young like me you didn't have to live through the "Darkness" part but after listening to the first 3/4ths of the book, I almost threw up in disgust. What a terrible franchise. Jerry adds a hilarious twist to the awful tales. Great anecdotes of all the dumb dumbs that founded the Patriots franchise.

And when we finally got to the Snow Bowl? Chills. If you don't want to read the book just skip to that part and enjoy. Pure Patriots porn. Great work by Jerry.

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Jerry Thornton brings the Patriots history to life

If you're an unapologetic New England Patriots fan,this book takes you through the Roller-coaster ride literally "From Darkness to Dynasty ". A perfect title it brings their history to life, and I don't mind saying reliving much of that history did bring back those tears of joy! I loved it!

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Very entertaining but a few big mistakes

Well done over all. Just a few glaring mistakes. SMU never won a national title in 1982 and Super Bowl XXXVI was on Fox as Madden and Summerall moved to Fox with the NFC in 1994.

Fabulously Narrated

One of the best narrated books that I have listened to. and I have listened to many audio books.

A must for all Pats fans

I lived a lot of this (as a long time fan) and although many times were cringe worthy, Thornton puts a smile on most of the embarrassments. I was at several of the games profiled in the book as well - giving even more perspective. Hard to imagine any franchise has seen the highs and lows that the Patriots have.