Title: Interesting, but paperback is poor quality
Product review: There are some interesting and strange interpretations and digressions here (bodhisattva?--that's just weird in a book of Psalms). If you want tradition, definitely go with another translation. I found some bits off-putting (I wish he hadn't at times "disregarded the letter [of the original] entirely" in order to "follow the spirit" (his words in the foreword) because why use the Psalms at all if you just want to write your own thing? But if you don't mind a very free translation, approach the Mitchell version with an open mind and you'll find much beauty here.Be aware that the paper in the paperback edition is very poor, almost like newsprint. In my copy, the pages in the last third or so are wavy, as if they've been wet, but I don't think they have been (bought this directly from Amazon, not from another seller), I think the paper is just very cheap. If you want to keep the book for many years you may want to invest in the hardback.
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