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Book Review: Hip Set, by Michael Fertik
I found the book Hip Set by Michael Fertik fascinating. As a novel it is good - well written, nice character development, interesting storyline with some nice twists and turns. Beyond that dry measure of the book being interesting and well written, I find it fascinating.
Michael Fertik is an entrepreneur and a specialist in the field of online reputation management, and also specializing in the realm of cyber bullying. The fact that he wrote a novel, and a good one at that (even if it is only 200 or so pages and not a 700 page Stephen King-like tome) is interesting on its own, but Hip Set is set in Tel Aviv, Israel. And not just generally in Tel Aviv, but it references Tel Aviv street names and landmarks. So an American entrepreneur in the field of online management wrote a novel, and a good one, based in Tel Aviv. Fascinating.
To the book itself, the story revolves around the migrant community of South Tel Aviv. Murder, police, religion, mafia, crime, international intrigue and some way out stuff that many books - fiction and non-fiction have been written about but I wont mention so as not to spoil the surprise with spoilers. As I said above, I really enjoyed the character development, making the various characters in the story really relatable and come to life.
If you read books, and especially if you like books set in Israel, Hip Set should be on your reading list. You will almost definitely enjoy it.
- buy Hip Set on Amazon.com
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