Michael Lewis relata la historia de Michael Oher, un chaval negro de la zona mala de Memphis, hijo (junto a otros 12 hermanos de madre, que no de padre, a lo largo de los años) de una mujer drogadicta que siempre les decía que los quería pero era incapaz de mantenerlos. Por una serie de coincidencias acaba en un colegio blanco de pago de la zona buena de Memphis, donde es inmediatamente reclutado para el equipo de fútbol americano, a la vez que adoptado por la familia Tuohy (amigos personales de Lewis, hecho que sin duda influyó en la existencia de este libro). Resulta que el chaval tenía las condiciones físicas para ser left tackle, el protector del quarterback en su ángulo ciego al arranque de las jugadas. El protector del blind side.
Michael Lewis, sinceramente, podría haber escrito sobre el manual de una freidora de aire y probablemente yo habría leído entera la descripción y luego le habría puesto cuatro estrellas. La historia en sí, que no es tanto de superación como de superación y suerte (mucha suerte, en el libro se nos habla de otros chavales del entorno de Oher que acaban muertos en tiroteos cuando tenían un potencial deportivo parecido al suyo) es bastante normalita, chico con potencial vive en mal sitio, chico tiene suerte en la vida, chico explota ese potencial. Pero Lewis tiene un don con las palabras. Tiene ese estilo de escritura, tipo Bill Bryson, en el que te lanza frases y frases y frases, subjuntivas y yuxtapuestas, y lo único que consigue es mejorar el nivel de descripción, no aburrirte ni confundirte. Es un maestro de la expresión escrita. Y hace que la historia sea absolutamente apasionante. hay intermedios de la historia en los que el autor hace largas disquisiciones cobre cómo la posición de left tackle llegó a ser tan importante en este juego. A mí, que me interesa muy moderadamente el fútbol americano, me parecieron bastante entretenidas.
En conjunto me ha parecido una lectura muy, muy entretenida, con partes fantásticas, y más sabiendo que es una historia real. tres y media redondeadas hacia arriba. Recomendable. Hay peli con Sandra Bullock en un papel de Óscar. Supongo que la peli no contará tantas cosas sobre la historia del fútbol y se centrará en la del chaval.

The only reason that I didn’t give this Michael Lewis book five stars is that I don’t give a shit about football and probably even less about the football player featured in the story so I think you can take that as high praise for the author’s writing ability. I used to be a fan of the game a long, long time ago and like most fans I knew nothing about the game. This book highlighted a very important aspect of football that I had never even considered. I haven’t watched even a minute of football in over 15 years and before that I watched very little. If you are a fan I’d suggest this book.

"The Blind Side features two story lines, one traces the evolution of offensive football since the early 1980's specifically the way it reacted to the way Hall of Fame revolutionized the Outside Linebacker position was played. Thanks to Taylor's prowess at rushing the Quarterback, the Left Tackle(who protects the QB's blind side) quickly became one of the most important, and highest-paid positions on the football field.

The second storyline focuses on Michael Oher, who has all the psyical gifts that NFL scouts look for in the prototypical Left Tackle, the problem: can Michael make the grades necessary to play college football? We follow Michael on his journey from impoverished upbringing, to his enrollement at an elite christian school, where he is taken in by a white family, to his eventual enrollment at Ole Miss. Along the way, we are given a glimpse into the often predatory recruiting process that top prospects must negotiate.

Michael is projected to be a first round pick in April's NFL draft.

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This book is very interesting and tells a great story about a kid from horrible neighborhood who is taken in by a wealthy white family. But it dosn't just tell a story about Michael Oher, we learn and understand a lot about the job of a left tackle. Now one of the highest paid positions because it is possibly one of the most important on the field. It is known as the blind side because most quarterbacks are right handed are their backs are facing that way. a defender on that side can injure a quarterback badly by the blind side. In the book we learn about defenders on that side and how they made a living hitting the qb from that side. Being a left tackle is something Michael Oher seemed to be really good at. Being 6ft5 and over 300lbs as a high schooler, every single college coach on the planet wanted him to come to their school. Michael Oher was a natural athlete who grew up without a dad and a mom that never really cared for anything except drugs. A family by the name of Touhy took Michael in and gave him everything he needed. He becomes a star and its very inspiring to read this book. I love how he never gave up on the field but more importantly in school. A kid that has a learning disability, being tutored every single night and going to school everyday struggling, fights through it to get his grades up. Another favorite part of mine is how the Touhy family believed in this kid and he never let them down.
Trying to grow up with out a father is something unimaginable for me but what Michael Oher went through his whole life is undescribable. Everybody, even his teacher doubted he would even to pass high school academically. The impact this book had on me is an eye opener. It makes us all take a step back and be thankful for what we have, because not many had a childhood worse then Michael before the Touhy family. My least favorite part in the book occured when the NCAA investigator show up in the Touhy's home questioning Michael. Taking up huge portions of his day is something that Michael did not have time for. He was trying to accomplish something and that couldve been a huge setback. I also think the Author did a very good job in writing and telling this story.

This was a great book I love football and I loved the movie. This was just flat out a great book.

Another book where I loved the movie. I have to say, the book is better than the movie. As with Michael Lewis Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, the book isn't about just what you think.

Yes, The Blind Side tells the story of Michael Oher and his path from poverty and homelessness to adoption and NFL stardom, but the title of the book is Evolution of a Game. The book also tells the story of the evolution of Football. It attacks the notion of all time greats being destined to be all time greats like Joe Montana and Steve Young, and moves credit to overlooked positions such as coaches like Bill Walsh and left tackles. It also examines the evolution of Linebackers and Defensive Ends which in turn lead to the evolution of left tackles and the offensive line, as well as their monetary compensation.

I loved both sides of this story. Learning more about the NFL and the wonderful story of Michael Oher and the Tuohy family.

A good story of a man who had a terrible start in life rising out of poverty, with the help of others. It cannot help but be clouded by politics and race, of course, because of the different colors of the people involved. That said, I can't decide if Lewis delved deeply enough into those inevitable aspects of the story.

This is the second Lewis book I've read; the other one was Moneyball. I think both were interesting stories, yet there's something about his writing that makes me struggle to get through the whole book - on both, I've been getting bored or agitated two thirds of the way through.

This was a good, light read for a nice sunny day. You don't need to be a fan of American gridiron to enjoy this book, as the focus is really overcoming adversity and adapting to change. Michael Oher is one of the bright young offensive linemen in the game today, but more importantly, he shows the fortitude that is required to overcome inequality.

For those who have only seen the movie, you are really missing much more. Michael Lewis has a knack at getting under his subjects and the book moves along fairly quickly. It's also a rare book that highlights the actual position played, offensive line. Without a Michael Oher protecting, the vaunted quarterbacks would not be the superstars, which is another reason to like a book that takes a different path.

Book Season = Summer (add it to the beach bag)

I have zero interest in football and wasn't planning to read this book, even though I consistently like everything that Michael Lewis writes. I came across a copy at a book swap, took it home and read it in 24 hours. Fantastic. An amazing story. Lewis is the master at explaining complicated data and trends and making them feel relevant (and understanding which ones actually ARE relevant); and linking them with real people's real stories. He makes these people so interesting, maybe more interesting even than they are in real life. He's a master.

The Blind Side:The Evolution Of A Game by Michael Lewis is a book split into two Stories one is about the game (NFL) and has much history of the game which is interesting also you don't loose sight of the other part of the story either it balances out really well.
The other part of the story is about the up and coming life of Michael Oher from his terrible childhood to when he makes it to the NFL and becomes one of highest paid athletes, there are many up and downs in this young man's life and all it took was one family who did that one special thing of taking him and making him part of their family and not giving a damn what people say.
You don't need to know much about the game (because you'll know the important stuff by the end

How did my review get disappeared?

This happens at least half the time on this site.

This book has quite a few different stories going on:
1) the importance of and rise of the offensive lineman 2) the story of Michael Oher, 3)LT (as in Lawrence Taylor of the NY Giants)and Bill Walsh (football coach, 49er's) these are "supporting stories" amongst others

I heard of the movie and I like football books, so I thought I would enjoy this story about Michael Oher (and I did). I assumed it was just a story about Michael Oher, which it wasn't.

I read Lewis's book Moneyball awhile back and not only did I enjoy it, I winded up buying a few other books he had suggested etc.. and that book has really stayed with me.

Ok, so if you want to read this book- just know that it is not just an inspirational story about a poor kid who makes it to the NFl, it is also a very matter of fact book about the evolution of certain postions in football (mostly the left tackle, who protects the blindside of the QB) and also about some of the changes in the game of football.