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Countdown To Lockdown: A Hardcore Journal (2010)

by Mick Foley(Favorite Author)

3.42 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0446564613 (ISBN13: 9780446564618)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Grand Central Publishing

review 1: Does the world need a 4th Mick Foley memoir? No. As the time between memoirs gets shorter and shorter, and the store of interesting anecdotes becomes more barren, the law of diminishing returns kicks in and Foley simply has fewer interesting things to say. Foley's tale of departure from the WWE in 2008-9 and signing with rival promotion TNA and the buildup to a big match at the "Lockdown" pay-per-view with StingThe quasi-stream of consciousness writing style and the same references and jokes from his previous three books become tiresome quickly. And it seems as if Foley KNOWS he doesn't have much to say as each chapter actually has a "Wrestlemeter" which informs the reader how much wrestling-related content the chapter contains and whether they'd be advised to skip it ... moreor not. I found it cute initially, but as the book wore on, I actually relied on it and it proved useful.
review 2: I have to wonder if Mick's taken one too many chair shots to the head. While his writing is enjoyable and genial, his tangents have tangetial tangents to the point that it becomes distracting. At the same time, his chapter on financing a school in Nigeria is some of the most heartfelt writing I've read in a long time (and I totally identify with his Tori Amos obsession). You don't have to be a wrestling fan for this book, but it helps. You don't have to have common sense on important social issues, either, but it helps. less

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