Reading reviews

Here's an interesting discussion of The Priest by Tom Disch: the NYT 1995 take. 

One of my quirks is that I like reading reviews of the book I'm reading if it has got a lot going on or is difficult to interpret.  In this case, my lack of knowledge about the religion at issue makes me wonder how much I'm missing.  Plus reading reviews or analyses helps me pay more attention,catch more references, etc.  I don't mind spoilers, either.  Weird, I know...