This is a beautiful book with some good patterns, but I wish I had looked at the patterns (instead of the pictures) before I spent money on it. The patterns are printed on a beige background, with a very light and almost indistinguishable font, and in very small print. This makes them virtually impossible to read while knitting.
I think publishers do this (use a light font on a colored background) to keep people from photocopying the pages, but I wish they would stop. If I spend this much money for a knitting book, I think I deserve to have legible patterns.
As far as the patterns are concerned, Noro is a very brightly colored yarn, so you have to be careful when using it or you will end up with something ugly and garish, like the "Long Vest" on page 34. Horrible. It looks like a short vest with a nasty granny afghan tacked onto the bottom of it, possibly the ugliest garment I have ever seen, enough to turn me off knitting. In a different colorway, it would still be horrible.
Dear Noro Designers: Subtle is better. If you're going to use a really loud yarn, like the ones selected for the "Entrelac Scarf" (I do like the variation on the entrelac) or the "Lacy Gaiter", it's better for a small project than a large one.
That said, a decent portion of the patterns are doable. I have to say I love the "Patchwork Afghan" and will probably make it. (Perhaps Noro is better used for blankets?) The "Cheveron Throw" is also good, and the "Modular Afghan" is interesting, but the colors are awful. The book also includes a few good patterns for sweaters, and also socks, hats, gloves, scarves, a hooded vest, and one good shawl.
Good luck trying to read the print in the patterns....