Ishmael
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Average rating3.9
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Ratings76
Average rating3.9
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3 primary booksIshmael is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 1876 with contributions by Daniel Quinn and E.D.E.N. Southworth.
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This book caused a radical shift in my thinking.
I'm a bit ambivalent about this book. On one side there are quite a lot of over simplifications and shortcuts, but on the other it teaches quite a lot of things about humanity and the way we built out societies and force us to think deeply about our lives and place in the world. A lot of things said by Ishmael ring a bell and sound quite true, enough to force you to think and reflect about ourselves.
Maybe I'm just drinking Mother Culture's kool aid, but reading this book felt like I was at a party and listening to the slightly stoned and drunk guy who is holding court and telling everyone how it is and how it should be.
It was okay. A few interesting ideas and thoughts, but nothing that's life changing for me. Most of it is pure logic.
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