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Title: No substance
Review: Amy Wallace's 400+ page book is quite a disappointment to wade through. Her writing becomes increasingly self indulgent and tedious as she drones on about her theories of hormone imbalance, depression, romance and cults. All of this would be quite forgivable, if she gave some insight into Carlos Castaneda. But because of her mental instability and "political incorrectness" she was unable to penetrate the inner circle of Castaneda and his followers and was reduced to the role of mistress (one of many, apparently). Did Don Juan exist? Did Castaneda and the witches perform magic? Really, I have no clue after reading this. She wasn't there behind closed doors (other than when Castaneda took her to a hotel room!). There is no insight here, but plenty of self pity and misguided soul searching. Don't waste your time reading this.
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