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"In the tell-all autobiography by pro basketball bad boy Dennis Rodman, he talks about his troubled childhood growing up in Trenton, NJ. He wasn't much for school or sports, not getting serious with playing basketball until he grew a lot after his senior year of high school. He needed to go to Cooke County Junior College in Texas before qualifying to play at the NCAA level at Southeastern Oklahoma State. Rodman got drafted in the second round by the Detroit Pistons where he flourished under coach Chuck Daly's defensive system and Detroit's bruising style of play. He took pride in playing hard and doing the dirty work of rebounding. He is candid in his criticism of many of the stars he played with and against in the NBA, particularly David Robinson while in San Antonio.
He mentions the collapse of his relationship with the mother of his child and his daughter Alexis born in 1989 who means the world to him. He talks about drug use and his whirlwind relationship with Madonna, specifically the sexual demands she placed upon him. Rodman is very comfortable with who he is and his sexuality, although many of his altercations with the law, the NBA, players, fans, etc. may reveal comfort is one thing, unbalanced behavior is another. The Worm, as he was called, is an enigmatic character even by today's sports personalities. He could easily be dismissed as a fluke or publicity stunt gone wrong but the guy could play, mastering the art of rebounding the basketball, and was a major component of 5 NBA championship teams."
David Fletcher, Resident Scholar
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Plot
job/profession:
- athlete/coach
Job/profession/poverty story
Yes
Sports story?
- basketball
Sports story
Yes
Period of greatest activity?
- 1950+
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- sports figure
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental
Yes
Eccentric:
- eccentric
- emotionally unstable
- wild
Biography of famous person?
Yes
Ethnicity
- Black
Nationality
- American (!)
How sensitive is this person?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 3 (some)
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
- Midwest
City?
Yes
City:
- dangerous
Misc setting
- Fancy Mansion
Century:
- 1980's-Present
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Book makes you feel?
- concerned
Is book humorous?
Yes
If humorous, kind of humor
- eccentric personalities
- sarcastic/sardonic
- surreal
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript. of nude males (the big P)
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- descript. of female anat. (the big B's)
- actual description of hetero sex
- descript. of female anat. (the big V)
Lot of foul language?
Yes
Commentary on society?
Yes
Commentary on
- race
- love/sex
- decency
- wicked rich people
Writer's slant towards subject:
- very favorable
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of nearly entire life
Autobiography?
Yes
Pictures/Illustrations?
- A ton 16-20 B&W
How much dialogue in bio?
- significantly more descript than dialog
A LOT of info about personal vices?
Yes
Lot of titilating info about love life?
Yes
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 76%-100% of book
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