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Title: Another overextended talent
Review: This book is depressingly mechanical in its technique and effects. It's not as bad as some of the other customers here have noted. It's not as if the guy has no talent. It's just that there's nothing remarkable about the talent. There's nothing original, nothing striking. He's earnest, sure, and that should count for something. But he's also trivial. This is a book of trifles. It's a book you can read fast--even skim--with full assurance that you're not missing anything. We have already had enough such books.
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