tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991243497567962852.post8847968085364814053..comments2024-03-26T01:18:41.528-04:00Comments on Bonnie's Books: Beginning ~ with monkeys and some woodUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991243497567962852.post-45640916356169969612012-11-03T05:17:43.222-04:002012-11-03T05:17:43.222-04:00Sandy, have you ever read (or heard of) Ishmael by...Sandy, have you ever read (or heard of) <b>Ishmael</b> by Daniel Quinn? The subtitle of this 1992 novel is "An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit." It begins with a newspaper ad:<br /><br /><i>TEACHER seeks pupil. Must have an earnest deaire to save the world. Apply in person.</i><br /><br />So he did. And found...<br /><br /><i>The creature on the other side of the glass was a full-grown gorilla.</i><br /><br />Eventually, he notices a "sign or poster hanging on the wall behind the gorilla." It read:<br /><br /><i>WITH MAN GONE,<br />WILL THERE<br />BE HOPE<br />FOR GORILLA?</i><br /><br />And it turns out the gorilla was the teacher. Very compelling story, and I've kept the book for 20 years and bought four others by Daniel Quinn that sit next to it on my bookshelves.Bonnie Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813549471704485150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991243497567962852.post-32991947360862425132012-11-02T19:48:15.699-04:002012-11-02T19:48:15.699-04:00Both beginnings captured my interest, but I like t...Both beginnings captured my interest, but I like the first one best because I've always felt the same way. Uneasy. I wonder if apes know more than we think!<br />Good posts.Sandra Nachlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906884446237370105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991243497567962852.post-36342276600487401672012-11-02T17:44:18.983-04:002012-11-02T17:44:18.983-04:00Welcome back!
Those are both good openings, but ...Welcome back! <br /><br />Those are both good openings, but they look like very different sorts of books. <br /><br />Thanks for playing along with Book Beginnings!Gilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.com