Been a fan for decades / however just read his tremenedous FIRST novel!

This superbly written book gives us a keen understanding @ what makes a great actor like Burt tick before and after entering Hollywood. In a sense - what his DNA is. He always followed what he believed to be high road. A wonderfully brilliant and honest man, this book is so good - that it should be re-released. Perhaps a movie. It is sad, funny, utterly genuine, and extremely well-written. Burt is brutally honest to a fault with his successes as well as failures and throughout the book / until the end - . one gets a sense that he takes satisfaction in giving the reader a fully honest /raw appraisal of his life, severe pain killer addiction, loves, his son and films. A superior celebrity of all time - he was and is a good man who followed his heart - to a fault. His road to do the right thing, often backfired. He chose the beautiful but wholesome /grounded women - over the showgirl/ centerfold model / groupie types ( which he easily could have had.. even later in his career) - and always had a very good perspective on his career....at least until Yoko (Loni) arrived on the scene and until a bad stunt event which led to his use of 50- or more pain killers a day, for years nearly led to his demise. A true survivor - things @ life can be learned here. I look forward to reading his new book - next month. However - this should be re released.....great stories, funny and heartfelt situations and great behind the films/scenes/moments. In another time w/ some political savvy I think Burt could have been another Ron Reagan. Maybe better. Greg