I'm sorry to interject, although I'm a big fan of Dostoevsky (sp?), have so far only read crime and punishment to which I thought was excellent. So..
Who here has read the works of Daniel Quinn? Ishmael was his springboard to an agonizingly real and true theory we've all somehow forgotten, to which he goes into further lengths in his followup novels. They are in fact written as novels, not simple philosophical regurgitation, and some of the most gripping prose I've ever read!
Anyone in here who has read Ishmael, the Story of B, the Holy, or anything else by him please chime in so we can discuss!