Well, not really.

Before we get to the text though, the first thing that grabs you are the pictures.

If you like shirtless 70s dudes with big moustaches, youre in for a treat.

Its basically an unironic Ron Burgundy lookbook.

Gaze upon Reynolds wearing nothing but Speedos gallivanting in a swimming pool with legendary stuntman-turned-director Hal Needham.

Swoon at Burt andGatorco-star Lauren Hutton wearing one chunky knitwear cardigan big enough to fit both of them.

Even better, though, are the captions.

The first chapter opens with Burt chilling on the set of forgotten 70s comedyStarting Over.

Theyre filming in New York, and fans are desperately clamouring to see Burt.

Is Burt Reynolds REALLY there?

It sets the two precedents in tone that will define the book.

The group of people waiting for Burt to appear are an indication of his broad appeal.

The purple prose continues.

The kind of electricity Burt exudes has to do with presence.

The fawning is hideous.

And it keeps going.

The next few chapters go through Reynolds secret origin, which is all standard VH1Behind The Musiclevel stuff.

Its full of sloppy journalism, no quotes are ever credited and there are no sources for any events.

There are few interesting tidbits though.

It was revealing in more ways than one.

It was love at first sight.

She thought he was handsome and witty.

He thought she was funny and bright and a totally captivating free spirit.

He was twenty-six and she was twenty-two.

It was a powerful attraction and neither of them fought it.

They lived together for a year, and got married.

Then, three short years later, it was over, leaving them both with terrible pain and confusion.

And the staggering thing is the book paints Burt as completely justified in this…

When they went places together, it was her autograph people wanted, her picture they took.

To make matters worse, Judy became the breadwinner of the family.

It was a situation that the most mature and stable person would have difficulty with.

For an insecure person, it was like living on top of dynamite with a chain smoker.

He didnt want a kookie marriage.

Things just get crazier from there.

Yup, we now get three pages of unsubstantiated speculation about Burt Reynolds based on his star sign.

The woman he married looks more like Peter Pan than most twelve-year-old girls.

He himself describes [former girlfriend] Dinah Shore as chicken soup, which seems apt.

She is a beautiful, charming, and accomplished woman, but there is nothing flashy about her.

She is… well, chicken soup.

There are a few other things he finds difficult to accept in a female.

One is a woman who swears a lot.

Another is a swing mentality.

He is also put off by hip jargon.

We have no source for this information, other than presumably the authors daydreams.

It just gets worse.

Women are so attracted to him, because they instinctively sense his ability as a lover.

Ex-wife Judy Carne says that is because he is a giver.

The thing that gives him the most enjoyment in sex is giving enjoyment.

Thankfully, the rest of the book goes back to tamer territory.

But its such a crazy object to have in 2015.

Its worth it for the pictures alone, but the crazy tone is what makes it so memorable.

Still,White Lightninglooks pretty awesome though.

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