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An Excellent Read!, Feb 20 2004

Let me state that I rarely read "best sellers"...in fact I avoid that whole Best Seller wall like the plague. In fact I only picked up this book because of several weird instances of synchronicity (which I won't bore you with hehe).

I had trouble putting the book down once I started reading it. I found the story quite compelling, the characters multi-faceted and interesting, and refreshingly devoid of gratuitous sex and violence. Yes there are some murders going on. But the Terminator movies were much more graphically violent. In my mind the murders only served to advance the plot.

As for the historical accuracy, well I'm no Biblical scholar. However there is indeed QUITE a bit of… Read more

Fascinating, Feb 19 2004

I've been studying magick for the last 20 or so years, and have long felt that Crowley was witty, insightful, inspired, etc. I usually end up defending his work, when I discuss it with people who aren't that familiar with him (no, he REALLY wasn't advocating human sacrifice hehe).

So I was looking forward to reading this. And boy is the book depressing. Crowley, for as inspired as his works are, was clearly the single worst influence on the Thelema movement during his lifetime. His constant greedy begging for money, his participation in the silly little drama-filled spats by long distance letter-writing, his incomprehensible telegrams, his unhealthy obsession with defaming Annie Besant… Read more

I liked it!, Jan 25 2004

I'm a long time fan of Lene Lovich, and I found this cd by chance when looking for another copy of 'No Man's Land'. I got this cd back in 2000 I believe. I read somewhere that Lene just hated the way they produced 'No Man's Land', and that that was her least favorite album because of it. If you've heard both versions of "Special Star", the original, and the one on 'No Man's Land', you'll see exactly what the fuss is. I must be weird though, because I love both versions!

This cd has definitely been produced, similar to (though perhaps not quite so much as), 'No Man's Land'. So if that's an issue for you, you might not like it.The songs run the gamut of Lene's styles, from the… Read more