Rubenfeld is a clever man undoubtedly. This is a clever book - and it is a page turner. So why only three stars when I am usually a generous soul with books I actually finish. Well, to fully explain would be to give away the plot; however, I think Mr. Rubenfeld allows his academic interests to trip up his plot and his intricate plot to get in the way of his academic acumen. In other words the book falls between two stools, being neither completely satisfactory about the way Freud and Jung fell out, nor at the end of the book, is there a feeling of "wow that was clever and all made sense". Rather it's "that has been written by a clever man . . ." which is not the same thing at all.

So is it worth reading - yes, if you are already informed about psychoanalysis . . .