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Title: This is no Ishmael
Review: The first thing a perspective reader needs to know about this book is that it has nothing in common with Ishmael. You wouldn't even guess that it was written by the same author. That isn't necessarily a bad thing, but in this case it is. This is a "metaphysical thriller" according to the front jacket. Well, it is neither a thriller nor particularly metaphysical. The story is very superficial and unbelievable. The reader follows along through a series of story lines that lead nowhere with the thought that all will be revealed at some point. But no, the book simply ends with no enlightenment given, no story told, no insights gained, no pleasure taken. It is an empty, poorly executed book that will sell because the author has a following from earlier works that were profound and meaningful. This one isn't.
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