Has anybody read the book "Ishamel by Daniel Quinn" ?

Super Vedder
Super Vedder Posts: 1,531
edited July 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
Im just listening to the Yield interview by Dave Marsh and Eddie mentions this book and recommends EVERYBODY to read it! That's enough of a recommendation for me i think :D;)
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  • Lukin66
    Lukin66 Posts: 3,063
    yeah, everyone says that yield was loosely based on this book (among other things) I really like it, and would read it even without EV's recommendation
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  • Super Vedder
    Super Vedder Posts: 1,531
    i'll check it out, i'd never even heard of it but Eddie made it sound so interesting im gonna have to get it now!
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  • Lukin66
    Lukin66 Posts: 3,063
    Super Vedder wrote:
    i'll check it out, i'd never even heard of it but Eddie made it sound so interesting im gonna have to get it now!
    oh, 'interesting' is definitely the word for it :p
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    gets to me every time
  • Super Vedder
    Super Vedder Posts: 1,531
    Lukin66 wrote:
    oh, 'interesting' is definitely the word for it :p

    is that sarcasm, as in its far more than interesting and ive just undermined the whole thing?
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  • TrixieCat
    TrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    Super Vedder wrote:
    is that sarcasm, as in its far more than interesting and ive just undermined the whole thing?
    Interesting in a good way.
    You have to let your mind go a bit.
    :p
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  • Super Vedder
    Super Vedder Posts: 1,531
    TrixieCat wrote:
    Interesting in a good way.
    You have to let your mind go a bit.
    :p

    what, let it go even further?????

    christ that cant be good for me!
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  • Lukin66
    Lukin66 Posts: 3,063
    TrixieCat wrote:
    Interesting in a good way.
    You have to let your mind go a bit.
    :p
    yes, this is exactly what I mean....you have to have a very open mind to appreciate the book
    deep, deep blue of the morning
    gets to me every time
  • RockinInCanada
    RockinInCanada Posts: 2,016
    Great book....I would recommend Story of B as well......
  • Super Vedder
    Super Vedder Posts: 1,531
    Lukin66 wrote:
    yes, this is exactly what I mean....you have to have a very open mind to appreciate the book

    haha sounds right up my street then ;):D
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  • Lukin66
    Lukin66 Posts: 3,063
    if you can stomach it, it's a very good read. You can definitely point out bits that ended up as yield as well.
    deep, deep blue of the morning
    gets to me every time
  • hrd2imgn
    hrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,924
    Ishmael good
    My Ishmael, not so good
  • righteousbabe
    righteousbabe Posts: 662
    hrd2imgn wrote:
    Ishmael good
    My Ishmael, not so good

    I liked them both, thought my ishmael may have even been better. I have read most of his books and all seem to be building on the same idea. I like them but I can see how many people wouldn't.
  • Brain Of E
    Brain Of E Posts: 499
    i just finished reading this book today. i was very good. gives a very good perspective on history, evolution and ethics. i can see how some people may not like it the ideas it presents, but they actually make a lot of sense.
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  • AmentsChick
    AmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    I'm reading it now actually. About 90 pages in....and I'm being enlightened!
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  • gobrowns19
    gobrowns19 Posts: 1,447
    I enjoyed the book, and it was a good read for me my Junior year of High School, I think. That said, i didn't think it was THAT out there like some people claim. I want to read a book that just has me setting it down and totally having my mind blown. I have a friend that recommends me books all the time, but I'm waiting for the one that will.

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  • smithnic
    smithnic Posts: 1,565
    Welcome to the party...

    The book is good, but My Ishmael is better.
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  • FiveB247x
    FiveB247x Posts: 2,330
    Ishmael is good, The Story of B is even better. My Ishmael is ok, but not as good as the other two.
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  • smg9779
    smg9779 Posts: 235
    I actually didn't find out about the whole Ishmael/Yield connection until after I read it. My girlfriend picked it up before our trip to Thailand in late '06 and passed it on to me. Great easy read IMO. I highly recommend it.
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  • Solat13
    Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    I read it last year and it was a real quick read - though I don't agree with some of the ideas brought up in it. Worth the read though.
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  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    I read 1/2 of it in an afternoon and don't really feel the need to read the other 1/2. Seems like a big justification of the Author's beliefs.
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