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|  | A somewhat odd book, almost a scrapbook put together from many old footnoted sources. SB acknowledges many and admits to several hours of video review. The end result is nothing really new apart from a constant message that the "real" Bobby Orr is a "blank slate", a mysterious and overly private person, whose public persona was and is carefully contrived. I recall Orr from those old HNIC interviews as one of the worst interviews/dumbest monosyllabic jocks around, in the 90s he somehow became an articulate GM and Mastercard shill. Brunt tries to look at the start of #4's career by putting it into context with the social and cultural changes in the 60s and 70s, but his linkages and arguments seem forced. I would argue he was one of many and others, such as Bobby Hull for one, had a greater impact with NHL players. I guess we'll find out more of Orr when he finally does write his own story.
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| | I just finished this book and completly enjoyed it. Exposing both the arrogance of power of the Eagle, and the unsuspecting naive Orr. Although I enjoyed this book, I leave it feeling incomplete. I suppose only when Orr co-operates with a biography will we ever see the whole picture. We see him incomplete, just like his final games, how unfortunate.
| | | Good book and a must read. I also recommend the System by Roy Valentine.
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