Discussion date: August 9, 2004

What we thought:

From the book's cover, and its position on the best-seller lists, we expected a more entertaining reading experience. The book scored mostly 2's and 3's, with just one 4. It might have made a good magazine article, and some of us admitted to picking up a few useful pointers or interesting bits of trivia. But we generally agreed that there wasn't enough substance or style to hold our attention, even for the relatively small number of pages.