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faisalmax03's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
3.25
coachsayre's review
emotional
funny
informative
relaxing
fast-paced
4.5
Very interesting way of writing. More like a stream of consciousness hitting the big points of his career up until then. Looking forward to the next one after his career is over.
shastabrad's review
funny
medium-paced
3.75
This book was a wild ride throughout his career. The book is all over the place and does not follow his career in a linear fashion.
icecale's review
4.0
Actual Rating: 4 Stars
I really enjoyed this book, but by the end the lack of editing was definitely grinding at me. The book was pretty funny, and I loved the format of it just being like Moxley was telling stories instead of it being just a beat by beat telling. My problem is that the writing doesn't flow right at times, with the ...'s and F'n's being all of a book. The F'n's are especially annoying when there isn't a lack of cursing, so there's no need to censor anything. There's also a time where I believe the first word of a sentence is just missing. If it could've been cleaned up just a bit I would've liked it even more, but the second half the little things just add up.
I really enjoyed this book, but by the end the lack of editing was definitely grinding at me. The book was pretty funny, and I loved the format of it just being like Moxley was telling stories instead of it being just a beat by beat telling. My problem is that the writing doesn't flow right at times, with the ...'s and F'n's being all of a book. The F'n's are especially annoying when there isn't a lack of cursing, so there's no need to censor anything. There's also a time where I believe the first word of a sentence is just missing. If it could've been cleaned up just a bit I would've liked it even more, but the second half the little things just add up.
leaholden's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. It felt like Jon was just sitting there telling stories and sharing his experiences.
The story about him and the scooter had me crying with laughter. He paints the images as good or better then many poets.
The story about him and the scooter had me crying with laughter. He paints the images as good or better then many poets.
cielbear's review
4.0
A nice change of pace when it comes to wrestling memoirs. Enjoyed the joke sections a lot. Took me a while to read it, but great book.
saintakim's review
3.0
Wrestling has birthed two of my favorite quotes ever, one of them alternatively attributed to Johnny Valentine, Terry Funk and Roddy Piper (three undeniable greats) is "I can't make them believe wrestling is real, but I can make them believe I'm real".
It is the main trickery of wrestling, and any performance be it politics, entertainment or blood sports, it's fake but if the guy in front of you does he job, you will in some sort of way care about him, care enough about him to buy a shirt or something or to pay a ticket to see him again or to look away from the shady practices of the whole capitalism appartus in front of you because maybe, just maybe he will get what he deserves at the end of the day or next time.
some people nowadays call that parasocial relationships; the carnies have been calling that working for centuries brother. America is the land of the worker.
I don't care much about Jon Moxley, I find him unecessary edgy, sloppy, unfinished, try hard, so throghouly entrenched in an aesthetic framework that I can't find compelling nor entertaining. Just like this book. But I'll never call Jon Moxley a bad wrestler because at the end of this book, even though I doubted his sincerity and was annoyed at his corniness, I felt Jon Moxley was real.
Wrestlers have few avenues to do that, a promo, a sequence of moves, the way the camera capture them, a grimace or the way they stand. What makes a crowd care ? a lot of people have discussed that. Moxley has it, he showcases it in this book. You can doubt any BS coming out of his mouth, you still believe HIM, that he is real.
(When Moxley describes his childhood, especially the landscapes of hopes and dispear of Cincinnati, he is at is best as a writer)
It is the main trickery of wrestling, and any performance be it politics, entertainment or blood sports, it's fake but if the guy in front of you does he job, you will in some sort of way care about him, care enough about him to buy a shirt or something or to pay a ticket to see him again or to look away from the shady practices of the whole capitalism appartus in front of you because maybe, just maybe he will get what he deserves at the end of the day or next time.
some people nowadays call that parasocial relationships; the carnies have been calling that working for centuries brother. America is the land of the worker.
I don't care much about Jon Moxley, I find him unecessary edgy, sloppy, unfinished, try hard, so throghouly entrenched in an aesthetic framework that I can't find compelling nor entertaining. Just like this book. But I'll never call Jon Moxley a bad wrestler because at the end of this book, even though I doubted his sincerity and was annoyed at his corniness, I felt Jon Moxley was real.
Wrestlers have few avenues to do that, a promo, a sequence of moves, the way the camera capture them, a grimace or the way they stand. What makes a crowd care ? a lot of people have discussed that. Moxley has it, he showcases it in this book. You can doubt any BS coming out of his mouth, you still believe HIM, that he is real.
(When Moxley describes his childhood, especially the landscapes of hopes and dispear of Cincinnati, he is at is best as a writer)
thatguyscout's review
funny
informative
medium-paced
4.0
I’m already a fan of Jon and the book reads pretty much exactly how I expected him to write it. Plus he put over Toronto and Japadog. The man has good taste.