I did end up liking this but it took a little while to get into because I didn't recognise any of the people or companies until he hit the height of his WCW days. In the preface Mick Foley says he hopes this book would be accessible to non-wrestling fans as well but I don't think a casual or non viewer would be able to follow the book. He spends a lot of time describing his driving, or blow-by-blow accounts of the matches which is understandable from him handwriting the book but could have been edited down. I think it was a good insight into the wrestling world (and I had to stop reading at several points of the Japanese death matches!) but I think a lot could have been edited out to make it a stronger book.

Great book, loved the stories. Writing was not bad and you could tell it was Mick (even though this far out you knew it was him). There were some random tangents that he went through but it's his book, who cares?

- PT -
Não recomendado para todas as idades, visto que Foley descreve alguns dos momentos mais horrendos de sua carreira. Com muito humor, mas também muita seriedade, Mick Foley transporta - nos para o seu mundo: um mundo de meias sujas e sangue.

- EN -
Not suitable for all ages, as Foley describes some of the most gruesome moments of his career. With a lot of humor and also a lot of seriousness, Mick Foley brings us to his world: a world of dirty socks and blood.

As celebrity autobiographies go, this one is pretty good, and especially notable for not having an "and" credit after the subject's name on the byline. And a dude who has suffered as much head trauma as Foley has probably earned the right to a ghostwriter, so the fact that he (theoretically) didn't use one is impressive. Also impressive (or at least attention-grabbing) is the fact that the first story he tells is the time he lost his ear.

So, not particularly illuminating, but a quick, pleasant diversion if you've ever been at all a fan of the rasslin'.

This gave me a lot of insight about some of the brutality of pro wrestling that I didn't know about. I'm a big fan of WWE, and it was great to read about all the stories, many of them involving wrestlers I watched as a kid. It's incredibly well written, honest, and funny. I actually laughed out loud quite a few times reading it. If you're into wrestling, it's a great book. If you're not, some of it might go over your head, but you'll probably still enjoy it.