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The Game
by Ken Dryden

The Game
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Author: Ken Dryden
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Deluxe Edition
Published: 2005-01-24
ISBN: 0470835842
Number of pages: 312
Publisher: Wiley

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Book Review: A deeply intelligent meditation on Hockey and Life
Summary: 5 Stars

This is no ordinary sports autobiography. Dryden does not sing his own praises and tell us how he became the greatest goalie of his generation. Instead this is a deeply meditative book in which he shares with the reader his own questions as to the character and meaning of his own career in hockey. He provides in the course of this an inside look at the game, and long interesting descriptions of the people he has known in it, most notably his teammates.
The book does not really tell a consecutive story. It also leaves out certain things the reader might want to know. I for instance would have liked to have heard more about Dryden's family, his wife and parents, their relation to his success and career. But he pretty much keeps them out of it and focuses on the game.
His own relation to himself and his success , is I believe , quite admirable. He describes in detail the pleasures and the pains of goalkeeping. He describes too the part this position has in the whole game. I imagine a real hockey fan ( I am not) would be tremendously interested in the inside look he gives at the way players actually think about themselves and what they are doing.
Dryden is both tremendously intelligent and articulate- a truly outstanding writer.
Many have said this is one of the best sports books ever written. It is certainly one of the best I have read.

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