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The Next Step: A Gobsmacking Odyssey of Reinvention
THE NEXT STEP is the story of a man who reinvents himself through a cast of characters. In the process, he saves the world and redeems himself.
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First published June 1, 2012
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December 25, 2012
Yeah, I am not sold on this one. I ended up reading it all, not very carefully, after stumbling upon it at a local bookstore in Providence. I thought it would make a good travel book. But I was wrong.
I think the author tries too hard, to do too much, while crossing the line between a genious prankster and a shameless corporate supporter (FedEx in this case) way too many times. Also, he seems to want to get a free ride off of massive global and personal dramas (in this case, the Holocaust, 9/11, loss of family members due to cancer, suicide, accidents, ...).
There were times when I thought Koppel was a genious, but those times were overwhelmed with those other times, when I kept thinking "Am I really reading this?". So yeah, don't.
I think the author tries too hard, to do too much, while crossing the line between a genious prankster and a shameless corporate supporter (FedEx in this case) way too many times. Also, he seems to want to get a free ride off of massive global and personal dramas (in this case, the Holocaust, 9/11, loss of family members due to cancer, suicide, accidents, ...).
There were times when I thought Koppel was a genious, but those times were overwhelmed with those other times, when I kept thinking "Am I really reading this?". So yeah, don't.
August 3, 2015
"The Next Step", by Bob Koppel, is the whimsical, imaginative adventure of Fishman, a middle-aged man who has had to reinvent himself after a mishap in the high-stakes world of financial investments. Reinventing one’s self is not a one-time deal for Fishman, he finds the need to do this over and over again after multiple unlikely occurrences in his rather ordinary life. How does a humble FedEx employee become the hero of the world? How is it that he’s embraced as a modern-day shaman? If you love books that are unpredictable, surprises waiting for you page after page, you’ll love "The Next Step", for there is no possibility that you could anticipate what is waiting for you, and Fishman for that matter, around the proverbial corner.
January 8, 2013
Great book. Wall Street Trader loses everything and reinvents himself as a FedEx courier. Hilarious and thought-provoking. Everything crazy about contemporary America is taken on by this author.
Five stars!
Five stars!
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