***** mysterious and mesmerizing

**** witty and fun

** a commonplace book...lots of good quotations, more books to buy

*** lots of good tips on obscure books to read

***** great book, especially for ingnorant me; gread CDs to go along with it

one of the worst books every written; this one has it all: predictable plot, clichés, pretentious allusions, you name it, it's got it.