Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.1 / 5.0

If you want to know more about Daniel Quinn...:

Providence is a worth while book if you are a fan of Daniel Quinn and would like to know where Ishamel came from in his life. It is definately not on the same level as Ishamel, My Ishmael, The Story of B or Beyond Civilization, but it is an interesting look into the man behind the books...

Read this to understand the man who wrote Ishmael.:

For those of you who were also stunned and fascinated by Daniel Quinn's Ishmael, this book is required reading. It tells the marvelous story of how Quinn came to be the man who could write Ishmael. Part mystery, part comedy, Providence keeps you wondering how the story of Quinn's life will end (not completely, of course, just up to the writing of Ishmael). Written in an easy conversational style, Providence is the essential sequel to Ishmael, because it provides an extension and context for the ideas... more info

A New Level:

_Providence_ takes _Ishmael_ to a whole new level by explaining what you can do with yourself after _Ishmael_. Quinn explains that the reason for this work is to fill the void that _Ishmael_ leaves: if it shattered your beliefs (in a good way, of course), _Providence_ gives you something to take its place.

After reading Quinn's first four books, this was welcome, because for me, it fills the void that _Beyond Civilization_ tries to work into, but somehow fails. Many people complain that Quinn never tells... more info

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