Rey Mysterio is one of the best known and influential of all the recent lucha libre style wrestlers of my generation. When it was announced he'd be co-writing his autobiography, excited was an understatement.

I was bought this book as a birthday gift on it's day of release and I sat and read it all in one sitting before opening the rest of my gifts. You would think that would be a compliment and in a way it is, but while there were parts that I really liked (such as his early years wrestling in Mexico while earning next to no money), most of the book was incredibly tedious.

The book is also very schizophrenic in it's approach. One chapter makes Mysterio come across as very humble and thankful for his career. However the very next chapter comes across as so conceited and arrogant that they end up making me, as the reader, want to skip the whole chapter instead of reading.

Another thing I didn't like is that while it's informative in places, there are large places where details are incredibly glossed over.

This has over all been one of the most disappointing wrestling books I've ever read, which considering I am a large fan of Mysterio, is quite a sad fact.

Avoid and read one of Chris Jericho's autobiographies instead.