Hart Strings: My Life with Bret and the Hart Family Paperback – 30 May 2013

OK this book isn't amazing, it almost seemed rushed as if she had so much to say and just couldn't get it all down on paper. occasionally I got a bit lost as she seemed to jump from one year to another in matter of pages. However what Julie does do, is give you an insight it to the life she lead leading up to her marriage to Bret and how her disturbing past had a huge impact on her future with the Hitman. This woman never seemed to have much luck, I read in other reviews where they made it seem there was a lot of domestic violence in the relationship, this is slightly exaggerated, however there is some, to which I was shocked and disappointed it had taken place!!! This book is almost like an answer to Brets book (Hitman), filling in the bits he missed out, for obvious reason's, I read it within a couple of hours so not a particularly long book, its not very educatedly written, and I cringe as I write that because I do not want to criticise this lady for her academic ability in any way shape or form,she writes I suppose how she would talk. its an easy read that keeps you entertained, there never seemed to be a dull moment in the life of the Harts. I think it was supposed to make you feel a little sorry for her and although I did in some area's and even related to the hurt she felt, I mainly felt a little disgusted with the pair of them for what they did and how destructive they both were, especially when there were four children involved!! I do recommend you give it ago if you are a wrestling fan, or a Bret Hart fan, I am both and enjoyed it, and still havent lost my respect for Bret hart as a person or a wrestler... if you are a die hard Bret Hart fan remember, no one person to grace this planet is a saint!!!!

Well let me state that I loved WWF and Bret "back in the day" but apart from once seeing some family photos in a WWF magazine years back and a year ago adding Bret onto Facebook after a "friend" did then wondering and doing a quick google search knew nothing about his family/personal life. I have not read any other "Bret books". I however really enjoyed this book and it has made me think of buying a few other Bret books such as his biography. First of all the cons; this book is fairly short and it seems as if there is a lot missing; it could be a lot more flowing rather than leaping from one story to another. It is not the best written book I have read. I also feel like some parts could have been more detailed and events leading up to them explained in more detail. There just seems to be a flow and lack of detail problem. However; I generally really enjoyed this and I felt after reading this that it was well worth reading. The account is very honest; from her drug use and flaws in character to his emotional swings and occasional violence and their whole relationship which went from perfect to toxic to both of them. The book is certainly not (as someone else wrote) a "Bret basher". In fact if anything she is harder on herself than she is on Bret. I really felt for both parties and am now interested in reading more and feel like more of a Bret fan. There is not much on wrestling in general or the screwjob; but I suspect that is why a lot of people have written bad reviews as that is what they wanted to read about. This is an honest account of life as the wife of Bret and I found it to be a page-turned and very good.

Let's get it out of the way 1st; this is a reasonably good book. After reading I can't help but feel that it should have been so.much better though. Julie Hart has offered up a very touching and honest perception of her life in general and more importantly her time married to Bret Hart. What holds it back from being a great book unfortunately is that not only does it rely on a reader's previous knowledge of the wrestling business and Hart family, it doesn't feel the need to go into enough detail when it comes to Julie`s own experiences in between. Structuring and pacing are exceptionally shaky, especially when compared to her former husband`s ultimate wrestling biography. And that is one point that must be stressed; this is not a wrestling book (although it is more of one than Linda Hogan` poor effort). This book is about Bret Harts ex wife and kids and most importantly it is about the human and darker sides of Bret Hart he, for obvious reasons, left out in his own` bio. Unfortunately Julie`s lack of depth on certain moments hurts the book more than anything though, with entire years seemingly passing in a paragraph- with Montreal for example being about half a page long. Overall not a bad little read. For fans it should be considered an accompaniment to Hit man, for everyone else it should be seen as an honest statement of how bitter, and heartbreaking the confines of a broken relationship can be. Especially when there is ego and deceit involved.

It's a cliche really that there are two sides to every story, but this really does serve as the other voice to Bret Hart's own autobiography. It isn't bashing Bret as has been stated in other reviews and rather you get a true sense of the love they initially shared and how it spiralled into a corrosive relationship.Some elements are shocking, the physical abuse she suffered and the attacks by her husband are especially shocking, especially fir wrestling fans who have been used to seeing the hit man portray himself as a man of integrity.My only criticism is that it moves rapidly through events when it would have been nice to have these significant moments told in detail.Overall this is well worth reading and only if you are the most blinkered of fans will you view it as a totally false account.

Was an interesting read especially her younger life. Was also good to read if you gave read Bret Harts book to compare situations and see what they both left out.It was a bit rushed and you sometimes wished she went in to more detail and took her time going through her life in detail but you can jump years ahead and only have a few details.But I would deffinitely recommend if you are a Hart fan as gives you an insight in to their lives behind closed doors.