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Broken Harts: The Life and Death of Owen Hart
Owen's wife Martha, tells the story of their life together from the days as high school sweethearts, through Owen's rise to fame in the WWF.
Paperback, 272 pages
Published
March 25th 2004
by M.Evans & Company
(first published 2002)
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This was a very sad book. Whatever people may feel about Martha; she has a right to feel the way she does. Owen's death was so unnecessary and this is what makes his death the most tragic one in the long list of wrestler's deaths. A stunt that never had to happen. It was hard reading this and I believe Martha could have gotten far more if she didn't settle despite the agreement Ellie (Bret's sister)faxed to Vince's lawyers. Then again I can't be fully sure of that. The book was good overal...more
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For years, I was kind of annoyed at Martha. Yes, I understood that the wrestling business, which she had so many reasons to loathe, took her husband and destroyed her family but there were countless fans of Owen's (including myself) that wanted a DVD retrospective of Owen's career. However, without Martha's blessing, this was never going to happen. After reading this book, I can fully understand why she would never want to associate her husband with the product again.
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I really wish this was a book Martha Hart didn't have to write. She does a great job of giving us some insight into the details of Owen Hart the man, as well as the wrestler. She does go into some graphic detail about his death as well, but its not too over the top, where its unnecessary, but she does it so we know what Owen went through. I went into it thinking she was going to be bitter, which she would have every right to be, but she really handles herself with class. As a fan of wrestling or...more
Compared to other wrestling books, this one falls flat. Sadly, the thing that makes this book so readable is that the Hart family and Owen's death are both so incredibly tragic, like a train wreck you can't avert your eyes from.
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Owen Hart is the main reason ( even though he passed away in may of '99 ) why I still watch wrestling every single week. so far I am enjoying it very much. I can feel Martha Hart's pain while I read this, a very emotional read indeed !!! I remember how hysterical I was when Owen passed away and reading this book brings me back to that very night and what I did when I heard the news about Owen's passing.
A little much drama sometimes in this book, but when it comes to this family that's hardly unexpected.
Working in and around the wrestling business for far too many years (I didn't say I was proud of it, but at least I have nothing to be embarrassed about as far as my role is concerned), this story is literally killing me to read. I'll come back to it in a few months.....
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