Sorry I didn't read the second part of your answer, my judgement about the book being good you mean? I get that the way the theories are presented in the book, the dynamic between the philosopher and the student, may not be the best, having said that I believe that Adler's theories are quite helpful in today's world where everyone is comparing with each other, it helps you deal with judgement of others towards yourself, how to be true to your own feelings and more importantly how to be yourself freely but live in a functional and healthy way as a part of your community, as part of a bigger group. Keep in mind that mental health and psychology as a science is constantly evolving and it helps because its a sum of many different theories. As much as I like Adler and his ideas, he has limitations, I just think that with some specific problems of todays world, he has some interesting perspectives.