Charles Stoll

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This is the story of Josh, or as he's only called a couple of times in the book, Enigma. Josh didn't seem like an enigma to me, we see him as a typical two year old. From there we see him as a precocious child (I liked this and thought it was going to go somewhere interesting) and then followed him as a typical, middle class teen who rebels a bit from that middle class upbringing (but nothing many young adults have done). And that's where I had a problem with this novel. I never felt like I connected to his belief in the three: physical, mental and spiritual. I kept thinking Josh had some possibilities but he let his drinking and drugs block him from fully realizing and moving forward with actualizing those beliefs - in other words I belief his 'physical' superimposed on his spiritual and mental possibilities. If this is going to be a fiction book about a person's philsophical or spiritual journey I want there to be some type of growth or change for the better. If it's a non-fiction book about a philosphical or spirtual work tell me your journey and how your philosphy fits.

As I mentioned there were moments, or glimpses into this belief in three but it's almost as if the author doesn't want to us to understand - as if he alone has the ability.… (mais)