A review by mwilmorebrac
Feet of Clay: A Study of Gurus by Anthony Storr

3.0

The book, whilst not clearly not bad, was underwhelming. The format irritated me a bit- rather than developing a single theory and developing it progressively through the use of case studies, the author organises the book by surveying, case-by-case, each 'guru'. In this way, his book read more like a brief biography of each person, in which he defends his idea that gurus share certain characteristics. This would perhaps be a good introductory book, but the well-read individual walks away without having learnt anything ground-breaking.