Journal of a UFO Investigator: A Novel - Library Edition Hardcover | Alien Encounter Mystery Book | Perfect for Sci-Fi Fans & Book Club Discussions

First a disclaimer: I had the honor, privilege and pleasure of studying with David Halperin when he was a grad student at UC-Berkeley, so it is true that I am not an unbiased reader. That said, I paid for my copy of the book, would do so again, and will probably buy a few more to give to my friends.The subjects that David mastered are not easy. Jewish mysticism has soared into the cosmos since at least the time of the prophet Ezekiel. The rabbinic fantasies he studied are entirely non-linear and often without obvious meaning. The authors of these fantasies are fluid, and the reader frequently loses track of who is speaking. In a sense, David recreated this fluidity of tradition and authorship and then transformed the style into settings he drew from more the more modern SciFi mythologies of post WWII America. Readers need not be concerned if they are not schooled in the esoterica of Chariot Mysticism as they are likely to be familiar with these motifs from their modern origins in Amazing Stories to their more recent adaptations such as The X-Files and Men in Black.While David is a scholar, and while many of the themes he covers are dark, this is not at all a depressing or dreary tome. It is more of a wild ride that will keep you guessing to the very end. And unlike many of the passages of David's research, this book does draw its themes together to a highly satisfying conclusion.