Reviews and Comments

At some point, this book chucks you a great plot hook. I've been ripping through it. It's very enjoyable, though some of the slang and jokes did not age well.

I saw it on the library's browsing page and thought, why not?

This was such a great book, and I just did an amazing interview with the author, too!

I've got A LOT of thoughts.

Unfortunately, they didn't include any of the steganography techniques, but instead direct the reader to another source that is difficult to find and out of print. Very frustrating. Aside from that, the book is quite lovely and easy to read.

So far so good! This book is going to keep me busy.

So far, I love it!

I got this and read it ages ago. So this date is arbitrary.

I've ordered it from a local bookstore!

This book looks so cool. I am eager to read it.

This is a very interesting-looking book. Half of it is upside-down, but on purpose!

I know it's hard to believe, but I've never read this book before.

This is a great reference volume for those who have been delving into the Greco-Egyptian Magical Papyri. The material is pretty much all Christian, but it is great to see the variety of spells and rituals that were being used by the Christians of that era. Particularly interesting are all the barbarous names and pagan deities mixed in with otherwise Christian material.

My one complaint is that none of the illustrations from the original Coptic papyri are included, so you don't get to see what the various amulets and images actually looked like.

Finally finished! The ending was amazing!