Matt Young 0 Report post Posted November 25, 2004 Last night I went to Target in search of the Nirvana box set. They were all out of that, so I decided to peruse the book section. I noticed a copy of the Edge book on the NY Times best seller rack, and despite the fact that I usually wait til books are released in paperback form to buy them due to cost, this one was $18.00 (30% off) so I purchased it. As a longtime fan of Edge (since his Sexton Hardcastle days) I had been really looking forward to this. It was truly a compelling tale which covered his entire life and career from birth through his return and 5th Intercontinental title victory at Vengeance. The book revealed a lot of personal information that surprised me as well as various classic tales of his ascent through the indy ranks alongside Christian, Johnny Swinger, and others. It si true that some of the stories will be familiar if you were a reader of Edge's column on WWE.com- "The Edgeucation of Adam Copeland." However, they are not copied verbatim and are still after a second reading. I would wholeheartedly recommend this book to any wrestling fan. Of course, it's a must-buy for an Edge fan such as myself. I could not put it down, and I finished off the 254-page tome in one sitting. Seeing as how Edge wrote it himself rather than with the help of a ghostwriter, his unique sense of humor shone through, and I believe it's second only to Mick Foley's first book in quality as far as the WWE books go, slightly topping the Hardyz' (which I also loved since I mark for Matt and their indy stories were great). I've read both of Foley's books, Rock's, Austin's, Angle's, the Hardyz', and Lita's, so I'd say that's a fair comparison. Definitely check it out if you haven't already. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DMann2003 0 Report post Posted January 28, 2005 *Bump* I picked it up tonight at the store I work at cause in addition to being marked 25% off I got an additional 20% off for being an employee (not a common thing, just happened that this month was 20% off all books and magazines). I'll start reading it probably a but tonight and more tomorrow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
