I may like the book even better once I actually get a chance to use it the technique. I will probably buy it for reference since it had some good information. It had really good content and ideas, but there were a few details that rubbed me the wrong way.

A major thing that was irritating about reading through it: It read like a commercial. He was constantly patting himself on the back and saying how great the method was, different and better and easier than the way everybody else has always done things, tell your friends, you have to put square dividers in so it LOOKs like a REAL square foot garden and your friends will ask you questions and you'll be able to convert them. It would have been more efficient and concise (and less like a corny infomercial) if he just left all that out.

Also, he seemed to think that you need to make a whole bunch of different structures to go on the beds (and this after he goes on about how practical and efficient he is and how he's analyzed the system for wasted resources.) It seems to me a waste to build a trellis frame out of electrical conduit, a cage/lid out of chicken wire and a pvc frame to hold row covers or protective greenhouse sheeting when I'd think with a little thought you'd be able to build one structure that would be suitable for all of it.

Also, he made composting seem a lot easier than it actually is, he made a plug for it and then didn't really provide much information. If you're going to try composting, be warned you probably want to read a separate book on that first.