I read this book in under half an hour - only 90 pages, with illustrations and large type and margins. In any case, it's not a place to start - I can't imagine anyone who hasn't already read Ishmael or some of Quinn's other books ever picking this up and thinking "oh, hey, this book changed my life" the way that Ishmael does. I recognized large chunks of text that were lifted almost to the word and put into Story of B, where I think they're much more powerful. Still, it's a nice book to have, a compendium of near-bedtime stories that neatly sum up Daniel Quinn's worldview. ( )