Not A Novel
The Holy Book of Mormon was not a novel created by Joseph Smith; he always used a scribe. The Book is a work of revelation that was dictated through a Seer Stone.
Not Mormon Doctrine
It does not contain peculiar Mormon doctrines like baptizing children, giving communion to the unbaptized, polygamy for exaltation, twelve apostles, man-appointed “prophets,” the Word of Wisdom, temple covenants, tithing, or priesthoods (after Jesus).
The 5 Errors of Mormonism