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Summary: The World of Ishmael
Review: "Teacher seeks pupil, must have earnest desire to save the word." These words have captivated the attention of millions around the world who have read Daniel Quinn's Novel Ishmael. Not only is this book well written, it offers new perspectives about looking at our society and civilization. I look at life a whole different way now that I have read this book.
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Summary: Mind opening experience
Review: Ishmael is one of the best books I've read in my life. It's not a book to read and be entertained by if you have a small mind, it's a book to read and entertained by if you can see past the story, and get to the meaning. Who cares if it's a gorilla being the teacher, he's absolutely right about every thing that he says. We are destroying the world. The takers are the ones who can't see the message in the book, all they see is repetition and a gorilla. The leavers understand, they know and care about what's really going on. They understand Ishmael. Save the world, be less concerned about yourself, be a Leaver. If you can see past the story, and know that the book has a really powerful message, you're one step ahead of every ignorant person who can't.
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Summary: Enough Already, I know we are bad people!
Review: This book has some interesting veiwpoints, but come on! To repeat the same things over and over and over seems like a waste of the trees we're trying to save! I don't understand how people can rate it a 10, I personally fell asleep four times in two pages. If you want to be told what a terrible rotten person you are by a smelly gorilla, then this book is for you. But I personally feel that your time could be much better spent picking up something that is actually entertainment!
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Summary: Quite mind blowing
Review: It really changed my perspective and brought up a lot of interesting points. Quinn "teaches" us what we already know but won't admit: our culture, convinced of its own majestic supremacy, by right of possession of this planet's resources and instruments and dominance over perceived lesser species continues to fail to see that it is vitiating its position for the sake of progress all the while cutting down the totem pole upon which we've come to depend to maintain that level of 'achievement'.
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Summary: A very important book that changes people's minds
Review: After reading ISHMAEL, my views of looking at the world changed completely. Before I read the book, I knew there were innumerable problems in the world but I never thought about it carefully. In the book, Ishmael makes us understand the solutions to the countless problems and how to save the world by thinking in a different way. He explains 'how things came to be this way' from the beginning of the human race, pointing out problems and the outcomes. It was an amazing book full of great knowledge and philosophy. I encourage MANY people to read the book.
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Summary: Got me thinking, but a little repetitive
Review: Daniel Quinn brought up some interesting points in Ishmael. It was kind of repetitive in the way that many of the same points kept being brought up. Practically the whole book is a conversation between a gorilla and a man. At some points, I thought the book was boring because it kept going on and on about the same topic. Otherwise, some things Quinn pointed out really got me thinking about the people and the world they live in.
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Summary: Takers Leavers & The Bible
Review: This book was a great eye-opening book. It makes you realize how much the world needs our help. We need to stop and start a new culture before it is too late. WITH GORILLA GONE IS THERE HOPE FOR MAN?
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Summary: It's all right
Review: I don't really know about this book, it may be beacause of my age, but I didn't really enjoy it. I thought it was good becasue of all the very thought out ideas and plots, but I didn't agree with alot of thoes ideas. I'm sick of hearing how we are hurting the world. And I think that is one of the basis's of this book.
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Summary: A rant about Ishy
Review: Hey, we only get 1000 words?!! oh well, this will have to be a one minute rant then. ;p I thought this was a well written book about how to save the world. Some other books I have read about saving the earth have been uninteresting and just scolded us (lester milbrath connectoin, party). I was a little disapointed with some parts of Ishy's teachings. Like how everything revolved around the culture's food supply. I have always thought that there is more to life then just food. Just mother culture in my ear agian. Plus I didn't understand why Ishy wouldn't ask for help. I mean if I were dying in a sideshow I would ask for help. OOPS! sorry I just gave away a plot point. :P I'll get to the point since this is only a one minute rant and not a termrant paper. Overall I thought the book was very thought out and insitefull. I liked the way Quinn didn't make the teacher human, because when you think of it, Ishy couldn't have been a taker or leaver and have had the view of the world. I would recommend this book to anyone who had a gross amount of free time on their hands. ****writter's note**** I apologize for any mis-spelled words, run on sentances, or other grammmatical oop-see's I might have made, I was ranting. ;P
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Summary: thought provoking and unique
Review: Ishmael raises some interesting points, some I'd never thought of before reading the book. The writing isn't the best out there but I still think this is a very important book in terms of the human race and the world. I've always known that there was obviously something wrong with the way we as humans were living but now I can see what exactly it is and where the roots of the problems are. I understand the issues and even how they can be resolved thanks to Daniel Quinn. Ishmael tries to show us a new way to live that we're not used to but if we can manage to live as he recommends the world will be much better off.
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