I read this pretty much all in one sitting last night. I have vague memories of seeing clips from the Wrestlemania match of Andre vs. Hulk Hogan, have definitely seen the Princess Bride, and watched wrestling regularly with my father from birth until middle/high school-ish, and then on and off ever since. As a child, I insisted the whole thing was real, and it's only now from a few repeated viewings, the movie "The Wrestler," and books like this that I'm starting to understand how it is all rigged.

This book covers the life of Andre. I think what I most appreciated about the book was how honest it was about all aspects of his life. He took wrestling seriously and could be very generous. He was also often drunk, callous, had a child and fought against child support payments. He died at 46, four years past when he was supposed to. I also enjoyed reading about his time on "The Princess Bride". This book is not for young fans of wrestling; in presenting Andre honestly, some lewd moments are left in, and there is a lot of drinking. For the high school fan or older, I think it's an excellent read.

I got my ARC as a prize from Nicole at BlueStockingThinking.