Mick Foley -- Scooter -- Book 8 of 26

Mick Foley is a former WWE professional writer. When he was finishing up his career, Foley got the writing bug when he wrote the first of his two autobiographies. He refused to use a ghost writer or publish an "As told to..." type book. He wanted the writing to be his own and take the lumps or credit from the general public.

His first book Have a Nice Day was well received by almost everyone who read it. It inspired him to write another autobiography (Foley is Good) with more stories about his colorful past and wrestling experiences.

When that book was also well received, he branched out to a book of fiction entitled Tietam Brown. That was very well received as it was gritty and reminded many of Catcher in the Rye. You might want to laugh... but it's true. His writing received accolades across the board.

He then published Scooter in the summer of 2005. The quick and easy plot description is as follows, Scooter is a young man in 1960s and 70s Bronx. He experiences a lot of really traumatic stuff and all of it is centered around baseball. It is one of the most difficult books to read in that nothing goes right for this poor kid and yet... he still finds the courage and strength to persevere and succeed in his ultimate goal.



The writing is rough and I am not sure if that is because of his lack of experience in writing or if it is done on purpose as the narrator (the book is in first person) is not the most educated character in literary history. He is raw and rough around the edges. You may ask who I mean by "he" and I don't have that answer for you.

For those of you that want another updated and extremely RAW coming of age story then I recommend this book. If you are looking for something to pass the time and be fluff and light hearted... run like hell.