Title: Don't waste your time or money
Product review: I now understand why this book is still available so cheaply; I'm sorry I wasted $10 on it.I was hoping it would be an insightful commentary on Crowley's writing; however, what it is mostly is a collection of works by Crowley that Michaelsen feels are important. Each section is preceded by an "essay" by Michaelsen which amounts to little more than excerpts from Crowley strung together in a confusing way; he doesn't really contribute anything that would help a person understand Crowley better. His use of parentheses is so extensive it makes me wonder why he didn't just put everything in parentheses and be done with it. He also makes liberal use of footnotes which are at the end of the essay, so you have to keep flipping back and forth. It's illustrated with black & white photos but there's nothing new, all the usual suspects. All in all, poorly done and disappointing.
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