Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.3 / 5.0

Save the Planet, and Tie-up Loose Ends:

Daniel Quinn's My Ishmael is the third installment in his "Save the Earth" trilogy (Ishmael, The Story of B, and finally, My Ishmael). In this book, Ishmael, the telepathic gorilla, attempts to seal up some of his many loose ends found in Quinn's previous two installments by relaying his knowledge to a 12 year-old girl. I liked the first two books enough to keep on reading, however, Quinn's style takes a grain of salt to take it all in.

The entire concept of the Quinn's books are to convey to the reader... more info

Ishmail is awesom My Ishmael is even better!:

Quinn is the man! You know a book is good when it tells you something that you already kind of know but with a clarity and confidence that defines what you'be been wanting to make of it. For those who deny the first book because, "A talking gorilla come on." are missing a bigger picture and are not giving the book its propper due. People should try to worry about the message not the messanger.

Ishmael started a lesson with Allen in the first book and teaches another similar yet very different lesson to... more info

Now I know why...:

This book makes you think, makes you think a lot. I enjoyed this book, even though it started out slow and was sometimes hard to swallow... a 12/13 year old girl (regardless of her parentage) going on a trip 'by herself' arranged by people she didn't know... other than an ape. But if you put the ape thing aside, this book is quite good, and like I said... makes you think about cultures and why things are done the way they are done... and know, that it is not too late.

Similar Products:

Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit by Daniel Quinn

The Story of B by DANIEL QUINN

Beyond Civilization : Humanity's Next Great Adventure by DANIEL QUINN

Providence by DANIEL QUINN

After Dachau: A Novel by Daniel Quinn

?