Title: Am I reading the same book as everyone else?
Review: After hearing about how so many writers were influenced by this work, I figured I'd take a look. And I just...don't get it. This thing is pretentious and bloated; it's full of metaphysics and discredited Freudian and Jungian psychology. It makes no attempt to connect with the reader; it just rambles on and reprints obscure myths and legends that have no real bearing on the subject of the book. I don't understand how anyone could find this book influential, or even coherent.
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