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holgerhaase's review
4.0
The first half of the book is the authorised biography of Anton LaVey; the second half an introduction into his - surprisingly sane and often common sensical - belief system. When I read LaVey's Satanic Bible I was surprised how much of it appeared to be a precursor to all those self help books that are now stocked up in every bookstore and seem to have copied abundantly from him (with the ideas of "psychic vampires", visualisation etc). This biography is quite clearly biased and at times too gushing but still a very interesting overview over one of the 20th century's most intriguing counter cultural characters.
wojciechk87's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
booktrovert420's review
3.0
This book took me almost a month to finish which is ridiculous considering it is less than 300 pages. I've always wanted to learn more about this man and this book helped with that. However, it was painfully boring. there are a few chapters I did really enjoy that I sped through but some that were just so boring. For example, the humanoid chapter...? What was that all about? I enjoyed learning about him and his beliefs but the writing style was off for me.
editor_b's review
2.0
Starts bad and gets worse. I have to admit there's something intriguing about the notion of an "unreliable biography," but this is not artfully done. I do believe an objective biography of Anton LaVey, written by somebody with a little distance from the subject, would make for a fascinating read. In the meantime, Vice published an interview with his daughter Zeena. Read it as an antidote to this dreck.