OMG! What a load of verbiage! It looks like English but there is no sense in any sentence of the 3x-too-long sentences. 2. Disappointing. Gurdjieff was a profound man, but there is zero profundity in this book. 3. Its not a book. Its like a letter written to someone who he imagined presumably cared about what he had to say 4. It's slightly self-obsessed, and without any utility. 5. If this was your first exposure to Gurdjieff then you'd never bother reading anything else he had to say. Which is a massive shame as he an important contributor to understanding and mastering the human experience. 6. Don't bother reading this book. I don't understand why he bothered writing it. Dick book Gurdjieff!