Honest, Informative & Light Reading - Rated 
This book is a must have for any England/United fan. It offers the other side of the story to what is often speculation in the media - believe me once you've read it you'll be sceptical about anything the press writes again. There are parts in this biography that Wayne didn't have to reveal, which gives it a lot of credibility.
Okay, this was never going to be the next works of Shakespeare, but you have to remember that this young man has extreme talent on the football pitch - he doesn't need literary skills when his feet speak fluently.
So read the book, its light reading but gives a great insight of the man that is so very often misunderstood.
'Come in No.10' - Rated 
I sometimes wonder (and worry) about the amount of worth works like this can actually achieve. Lame in reality, dumb and tedious in its effort and execution, it beggars the question why we're not, as a society, a lot more critical?
Is it because, as I suspect, and the people who produce this trash know for sure, no-one gives a monkeys?
This convivial lack of disapproval, twinned with general social lethargy ensures we get what we deserve, and therefore, what we expect/want, with no questions asked.
Of course this stuff will keep right on coming until we can muster up some sort of resistance to it, and at the moment I would say that's highly unlikely.
What we need is some quality control in our own lives, and the inclination to back it up.
It would be a start if we could curb the exposure of some of the people who are supposed to be steering us clear of this stuff. Too busy `appearing' somewhere to be of any use at the business end, too involved to see the damage they're doing, and allowing to be done.
But far more importantly, as a civilization we must vent every way we can, our abhorrence and intolerance for the debased, the tawdry and the creatively unclean. Sneer and scorn the lame ducks and the half-talents. Bring pressure to bear on those who exist only for profit, and actively encourage, for lucrative financial gain, the deliberate and VERY real `dumbing down' of pretty much anything and everything in our culture.
This afflicts across the board; the arts, transport, food, particularly sport, where the opportunity to guide our young people by good example is criminally wasted.
And at it's cold black heart, its nadir, is us as people, in the land of the dead, sucking it all in without retort, without obloquy, and worst of all, without conscience or shame.
`Wisdom and goodness to the vile seem vile.' Future generations will need some explaining to.
An easy read about the best English player for years - Rated 
First of all, let me say that the other reviewers of this book have got it all wrong. Ok, it may not be the most intellectual read but let's be honest, if you're reading a footballer's autobiography, are you really that bothered about the length of the words they use?!
Rooney is the best player we've had in this country for years, probably since Gazza. In his short career so far, he has achieved plenty and that is what makes this book an interesting read.
I've read many footballer's stories, and all you want from them is, tales of them growing up, how they started in football, a bit of gossip about themselves and fellow pro's, and generally how they feel about getting paid to play football!! Rooney's story does that perfectly. It's a very easy read, but one that provides you with a great insight into this fantastic footballer.
Ignore the other reviewers, if you're a football fan, it's definitely worth a look!
another book - Rated
wayne ronney was a good football player/ a man of big balls. but his book is not up to the same quality as his ball skills.
i haf to hold my hand up and and say dean ashton is also a very good player, but he has not yet released a book about dean ashton.
Better packaging - still rubbish - Rated
At first glance, this looks like a brand new book about Wayne Rooney. In fact, it's simply last year's 'Wayne Rooney: My Story So Far' in paperback, but re-designed completely so that big colour pictures of Wayne appear between every chapter. This makes it look more like a picture-book than a life-story: less David Copperfield and more The Mr Men.
That's fine, as far as it goes - but the written bits are as bad as ever. Compare Steven Gerrard's book (the only one of many which sold well after last summer's World Cup) or either of Gazza's books (co-authored, like Wayne's book, by Hunter Davies). These read like you're sitting having a pint with a player who is telling you all about his life. This book, on the other hand, feels like it's been written by a committee - or perhaps a computer. Unlike Wayne's lively performances on the pitch and his colourful life off it, this is as lifeless as yesterday's leftovers.
So do buy this book if you want to look at colour pictures of Wayne Rooney. You might want to skip the writing.
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