C'mon Amazon, These kirkus review guys or gals display an incredible amount of cynicism and a barbaric disposition to misrepresent certain author's work! In this case, Joseph Chilton Pierce is the victim. I have never read a more pathetic, disrespectful "review in my life". Who ever wrote it barely read this magnificent book, if they did at all. I imagine them coming home from work with the assignment to read the book, in a foul mood(perhaps he or she drank 50 cups of coffee that day) and paging through the enire book within 5 minutes, all the while projecting their unfufilled life onto this labor of Pierce's love. Folks, I am amazed at the blatant misrepresentation, disimformation and condescending bitterness of that particular reviewer. The writer would do better to write smut on soap opera stars in some cheap tabloid. The only thing this review reveals with any accuracy is what a bitter, shut down person the reviewer is. Buy this book! it's better than alot of stuff out there, and right or wrong, Pierce keeps things fresh in a spirit of what I call, Radical Enquirey! C'mon Amazon, Hire me, I'd at least read the book and could provide reviews that have INTEGRITY! I could do it in my sleep!