Whole New Religion

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Summary: The maelstrom of writers
Review: Famously reclusive cult writer Felix Sladkey is finalizing his latest novel, "A Whole New Religion". His typist Aaron receives various scraps of paper in the mail, which he then organizes into the proper book form, but slowly Aaron works himself into the Sladkey mythos and the novel itself. Sladkey's agent has his own secrets and is actually plotting Sladkey's downfall. When Sladkey shares his other writing (bad pornographic books written under an alias) with his favorite Russian bartender, the man is set on a path to his own destruction. Playfully skewering the literary industry, "Whole New Religion" is a zany tale of the maelstrom surrounding a famous author, and all those caught in it. Jakubovic's style is potently sparse and lends itself to vibrancy. This book would make a great movie, I think.