Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling
by Bret Hart
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Author: Bret HartEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-11-04
ISBN: 0446545287
Number of pages: 592
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
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Book Review: "Hitman" Book Review
Summary: 4 Stars
As far as wrestling biographies are generally concerned, most leave a lot to be desired. Often overly ghost-written, most I've read have come across a little colorful at best, and vapid at worst. "Hitman" is not one of those books.
Bret Hart is openly honest about his upbringing, breaking in to the business, life on the road, and the scandals he was a part of both in and out of the ring. That said, Hart does have his opinion. It may be colored by any number of reasons and can be very honest (or at least he appears to honestly believe them), but seldom does he slag someone without solid reasoning behind it. While much of his family strife (particularly later in his career) and business affairs are openly presented, one does best to remember they are one side of the story - even if the book does represent his views in a manner that sounds pretty evenly described. It is more in-depth than most, but not quite the expose of the business I was let to believe.
It is, however, an insightful story of a kid from Canada who grew up living wrestling and crawled his way to top of the mountain, only to slide down the other side - in the process becoming an integral part of perhaps the most interesting eras in professional wrestling along the way.
From what I've gathered from the other wrestling book reviews I've read, this is among - if not "the" - holy grail of wrestling books. I'm not convinced of that, but if one were putting together a list of the best of the best, this would certainly be among them. It is a massive tome, and provides ample reading. It is a solid read, and certainly one of the most intelligently written and informative wrestling books I've read.
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