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Jan 29, 2017TEENREVIEWCREW rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Obioma asks some philosophical questions in his novel 'The Fishermen' that are both haunting and representative of our time and whose answers might just be the very things we need to begin any sort of transition into a better world. In his juxtaposition of four brothers, we are forced to examine their characters and reach grim conclusions about them and ourselves even as we see our own flaws mirrored in them. The main character is perhaps the most flawed as he the youngest, who never truly lives his own life until it is too late. Ben is the pristine example of the repercussions of not having to make our own decisions but to instead blindly follow the lead of others. 4 stars out of 5. - @TheEccentric of the Teen Review Board of the Hamilton Public Library