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Well this is one of those difficult books to review. Nietzche's extensive influence on contemporary thought is certainly without question. This book is itself quite a funny read on its satirical level. However, it exaggerates for effect Nietzsche's belief in his own greatness, so while it may be technically overstated in the book, Nietzsche believes the underlying point: that he has understood the misdirection of the human race unlike any who have ever been created. Where 2000 years of human beings have been wrong, only he has risen above the masses to see the truth.

The ways in which Nietzsche expresses this are often entertaining ("to take a book of mine into his hands is one of the rarest distinctions anyone can confer upon himself"), but ultimately pitiable due to the fundamental misunderstandings at the heart of his thought. Nietzsche sets himself up as a kind of anti-Gnostic, dismissive of religion for its emphasis on the soul, yet swinging the pendulum to the other side to emphasize the psychological.

Nietzsche believes in creating one's reality rather than simply following after the conditions set by others. It seems the utmost critique of this idea is his own frustration at people's unwillingness to change their "taste" to be more accepting of his brilliance.