The Rock Says... by The Rock, Joe Layden Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Rock Says...
Book Review: A Good Read 4 Those Who Enjoy Wrestling & Behind the Scenes
Summary: 3 Stars
This book starts out when the Rock is young and covers his early days in high school and college. This was by far the best part of the book. Then the early part of his WWF career is the subject. Once the book gets to the actual ROCK character the text changes to in-character dialogue with no personal insight into Dwayne's mind. Finally there are some chapters about the Rock's feelings about the business and a heartfelt chapter about Owen Hart. Overall this book isn't nearly as good as Mankind's book, but that would mostly be due to the ghostwriter that was used and the fact that Rock's career is 1/3 of Mick's in length. I must say that this is a must buy for ANY wrestling fan because of all the behind the scenes and insight, but for those trying to get a real grasp on the industry, check out Have A Nice Day! instead. Oh yeah, there are some pretty good pics throughout the book if you are into having that kind of stuff in an autobiography.Book Review: A Great Book to Read
Summary: 5 Stars
I thought that this was a great book. It was interesting to read about The Rock's life growing up in the business, playing football in college, and getting started wrestling in the WWF.Book Review: A New Literature
Summary: 4 Stars
Those giving this book an unfavorable review fail to understand that it's for the victims of the breakdown of public education. Like the readers of an earlier, literate age, these unfortunates feel an instinctive yearning for communion with the written word. The Rock Says splendidly fulfills that need. Aimed at an audience uninstructed in logic and rhetoric, and unresponsive to nobility or beauty, The Rock Says relies instead on the menancing catch phrases that increasingly compose the lingua franca of a society addicted to TV to convey its message of bestial rage, occasionally tempered by cloying sentimentality. The author brilliantly appeals to the reader's fulsome worship of grotesque comic-book figures, and generally stays within the limits of the modern reader's circumscribed attention span. I would recommend this book to anyone tired of TV or with a broken Nintendo.Book Review: A great book
Summary: 5 Stars
This auto. obviously cannot be compared to the Mick Foley one, but it still is a great read. Now contrary to what some people think, I believe that The Rock DID write this book. There were some parts where it didn't seem like The Rock's words, but that's not to say that he didn't write it! But enough about that. This book was a great look into the life of one of the greatest entertainers in wrestling. I have to admit that, unlike Foley's book, you kind of have to be a Rock fan to thouroughly enjoy his stories and wrestling events. Overall, this book is one of the greatest that I have read, but only because I am one of the millions.......and millions of the Rock's fans!Book Review: A great book for wrestling fans
Summary: 5 Stars
The Rock Says really tells the story of Dwayne Johnsons life.I learned several new things about him from reading his book.I would recommend this book to any Rock and wrestling fans.I have to admit,however,the book would have been even better if Dwayne Johnson had told the whole story.Towards the end,The Rock takes over,talking about himself in third person,as he always does.