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The Secret Life of a Satanist: The Authorized Biography of Anton Szandor Lavey by Blanche Barton

booktrovert420's review against another edition

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 against another edition

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.