I enjoyed reading this book. The author definitely has an interesting way of interpreting the stories and koans of Zen master Ejo Takata.

I doubt that anyone could read this book without seeing themselves somewhere in the pages, in some certain passage. I did this a lot during the course of this book. Suddenly, I would say. "That sounds like me." When that happens, I feel like I am making a connection with the intentions of the author, and it is a nice feeling.

What made me love this book more than anything else, was the humor. The author does an excellent job of making nonfiction not only tolerable, but actually fun. That's pretty rare for this type of book and I really liked his approach.

This book also teaches you a lot, if you come into it with an open mind and allow yourself to really pay attention to what the author is saying. In the end, this book made me feel smarter. Can't argue with that.

This review is based on a complementary copy from the publisher, provided through Netgalley. All opinions are my own.