The Game by Ken Dryden Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Game
Book Review: I really wanted to like it
Summary: 3 Stars
One word "Dry". I tried to like this book. I really tried to like this book. I am sorry, I just can't. Everyone always say that this is the best hockey books ever written. Some say one of the best sports books ever written. I just don't see it. To that I must say that there just must not be any competition for it. I give it a 3 of 5 because I don't hate it. I guess I don't understand it. I recommend you get it and see for yourself it's a classic and worth your time.Book Review: Ken Dryden-Intellectual
Summary: 3 Stars
Having grown up in the Boston area and having been a goaltender myself, I simultaneously despised Dryden for his mastery of our beloved Bruins, and admired him for his unparalleled consistency in a position fraught with inconsistency. In an era when college graduates in the NHL were few and far between, Dryden as a graduate of Cornell and later McGill Law School was a genuine odity. His level of intelligence is unquestioned however, it may have also been in part, what made for something of a "dry" read.Book Review: One of the best sports books ever written
Summary: 5 Stars
I also would put it on a list of best book written, period. The author not only relates his own career in its last season but intersperses with it extraordinary observations about hockey, sports and life in general. This is a must read for any sports fan let alone any hockey fan.Book Review: Somewhat dissapointing
Summary: 3 Stars
Ken Dryden is one impressive individual. There is no doubting that. I was amazed at the quality of the writing in this book. It is literature. I have read quite a few biographies of sports legends, some have been good and some not so good. I was really looking forward to reading this book especially since all of the reviews were so positive. I welcomed the idea of a well written book by an intelligent athlete. But, I regretfully have to say that this book is less intersting than I had hoped. Dryden provides you with a perspective of hockey life that I seriously doubt that you will get from any other human being on the planet. He made me realize how little time I spend analyzing my own life, at least what I believe to be the less important aspects of it. I found myself amazed at how keenly observant he is about the little stuff. But, as much as I appreciate his intellect, I have to say that this book contains a little too much introspection and not enough details about hockey and the players in it to satisfy me. I am glad that I read it and I would recommend it to fans, but I kept waiting for a little something more and it never quite came. This man has some important things to say though about life in general and for that reason alone the book is worth reading.Book Review: Very good hockey book
Summary: 4 Stars
For a fan of Hockey, Dryden's book provides a fascinating inside look at the life of a prefessional NHL team even though the 70's were a much different era in Hockey and sports in general. Detailing not just game highlights and statistics but really concentrating on the day to day travel and practice grind, the book really get's inside the dynamics of a great team.
Dryden interweaves the narrative of the Montreal Canadiens with his personal story of family and growing up playing Hockey in Ontario that reveals just how ingrained hockey is in the lives of Canadians.
Sports have changed due to big money. Last years NHL strike being just the latest symptom. Dryden's book captures a love of the game and competition that is truly refreshing in this day and age.
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