z_dubya's review
4.0
This book is hard to classify. The majority of this work is a fantastic collection of essays on fringe experience, esoteric thought, and how one views/classifies ideas about the universe. Much of the rest of the title is a schizophrenic collection of obscure references that left this reader feeling a bit lost. Of course, there were nuggets mined out of the obscurity, but it's as if one must have already been steeped in the same type of intellectual gravy as Davis to fully appreciate those particular works. With material ranging from transvestite spirit mediums and Lovecraftian occultists to sociocultural reviews of Burning Man and Klingon cosplay, Davis seems to enjoy taking individuals on a journey that both mystifies and invites readers to examine the subliminal spaces of human expression and experience.
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