The Hardcore Diaries by Mick Foley Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Hardcore Diaries
Book Review: Hardcore Diaries
Summary: 5 Stars
Mick Foley did it again ! This book is another bestseller! Once you start reading it you can't put it down.Book Review: On Par With the Other Foley Autobiographies
Summary: 4 Stars
The Hardcore Diaries is a natural extension of the other two Foley books. He fills in some of the gaps left by the other books' autobiographical material and also brings readers up to speed with his life as of Summer 2006. The book also brings additional insights to the reader in the sense that it describes how an upper-division talent like Foley pitches storylines to Vince McMahon, as well as how the WWE creative team functions as an extension of McMahon. Readers also receive insight on Mick's philanthropic endeavors, which seems to me to be worth reading because it really establishes Foley as more than a wrestler-turned-author; rather, he is a man who knows what to do with his fame. Is this book too pro-McMahon? Perhaps. Does Foley seem to toot his own horn in many places? Yes indeed, but this books is still a great quick read and will add to your knowledge of professional wrestling.
Just to clear things up--another reviewer falsely claimed that Foley makes no mention of Al Snow. He actually makes tried and true Al Snow jokes on pages 31, 67, 69, 136, and 140, just to name a few. Foley also takes comic shots at Test too, but I didn't bother to note the pages.
Book Review: Falls Short Of Expectations
Summary: 2 Stars
Mick Foley's first book, Have A Nice Day!, was a big hit because it was such a personable read, though his second book - Foley Is Good - was repetitive and seemed forced at times to find that successful style.
Hardcore Diaries again is a very forced effort in trying to recapture the success from several years back; sort of like Vince McMahon taking a 1990s-era script, adding a couple new sentences and hoping it'll again be a big winner with the fans.
The main storyline in the book takes place with Foley attempting to pitch an idea to the company and see it through - untouched and unedited - into the squared-circle. And what is left is........
Vince McMahon is infamous for not being able to separate professional criticism from the personal kind. And it makes me wonder if Hardcore Diaries is not just some "work" by Foley that will be part of a major angle in the coming months.
If Foley the frustrated script writer becomes a WWE character, then the book is nothing but a bad gimmick. As it stands, Hardcore Diaries falls way short of Foley's last two efforts and shows again that style & substance are needed for a truly good book.
Book Review: Sorry Mick Gotta Tell It Like It Is
Summary: 3 Stars
Mick Foley is a pretty good author to be a wrestler. I enjoyed his previous two books and thats why I picked up the third. That being said its not that great of a book to be honest. In the book if Mick gets things to go his way then Vince McMahon is God. If things doesnt go Mick's way, Vince is the Devil and the people that help him are demons. Out of the three books that he wrote this is the worst of the three. Check the book out of the library if your looking for a good read when you have nothing better to do. Otherwise save your money. Foley is good but this book stinks.Book Review: Another great mick foley book
Summary: 5 Stars
I ordered this book from [...] and i was impressed how quickly they got it to me as i live in the uk. once i got the book i was impressed with it the way it goes into a wrestling match.
mick foley is a very good author so lets hope this one makes the new york times bestseller list as well as have a nice day and foley is good.
cant wait till mick writes another book.