First off, it's not Shakespeare. It's written like a journal by producer Mark Burnett, with straight told stories in the way you and I might write them (i.e. no flowery sentences). It's for the die-hard fans of "Survivor", those who watched every week and refused to miss an episode, those of us who kept up on the Internet and watched The Early Show interview of the castaway who was voted off the night before.

Burnett says that he wrote the entire book while on the island, and thus wouldn't be swayed by public opinion or outside influences once he got off the island. Of course, it also shows that it is Burnett's own biases and views that we saw on the show.

For instance, Burnett seems to have had a crush on Greg, who obviously has some mental powers unknown to me. Maybe it was Burnett whom Greg was speaking into the shells, telling him "you will focus one-third of your writing on my hijinks and mental prowess over the other castaways."

Meanwhile, a peppy personality like Jenna is treated with ridicule as an annoyance, as the producer was clearly befuddled that she made it to the combined tribe. How dare he express any disdain of my favorite castaway! Doesn't he know that my grip on reality is tedious enough, that to attempt to alter my view of goddess Jenna is to ruin my world view?

Is the "Survivor" companion guide worth your time? Not really, unless you were overly addicted to the show to the point of therapy. Even then, the next installment begins in late January, and you'll forget about the initial 16 castaways anyway.