Yes - am reading this at the moment and finding it v. interesting.
I don't think it's a problem that he's 'giving away his secrets' - that has always been part of what he does - exploding the myth that there is anything 'magical' about what he does (as opposed to very 'clever').
I agree with others - I find him very fascinating and clever (although not sexy ) . What is find interesting is the idea that he presents in his book of having been a bit of a 'misfit' in his youth - although I can somehow believe it? Also I went to Bristol Uni (as did he) and I can imagine the sort of reception he's get from some of the types there!
Have you read the e-mails he's published at the end of the book - some of them are bizarre - but a couple of them are all about telling him to 'grow up' and 'stop trying to prove yourself'. I think some people genuinely feel threatened by his ability?
I've also seen him live. We watched the the TV show of his live performance too the other night, and it's interesting to see how much more you notice when you see it for the second time?