r/Ishmael
WITH MAN GONE, WILL THERE BE HOPE FOR GORILLA?
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This space is for discussing the work and philosophy of Daniel Quinn, author of the novel Ishmael, which was awarded the Turner Tomorrow Fellowship for the best work of fiction offering positive solutions to global problems. Daniel Quinn parses the origins of humankind and the future of the living community, in search of answers to challenging questions: How can we find more fulfillment with life and save the world as a habitat for humanity?
Discussion of Daniel Quinn's "Ishmael"
648
February 4, 2009
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Total Submissions
130
Total Comments
560
Earliest Submission
February 4, 2009
Earliest Comment
February 4, 2009
Rank↕ | Word↕ | Occurrences in Subreddit | Total Occurrences | Rate in Subreddit (per 1M words) | Rate in Reddit (per 1M words) | Ratio (Sub Rate / Reddit Rate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 268 | 51,336 | 8463.3 | 0.4 | 19770.98 | |
| #2 | 228 | 566,238 | 7200.2 | 4.7 | 1524.94 | |
| #3 | 76 | 199,876 | 2400.1 | 1.7 | 1440.02 | |
| #4 | 34 | 116,977 | 1073.7 | 1.0 | 1100.76 | |
| #5 | 73 | 363,208 | 2305.3 | 3.0 | 761.17 | |
| #6 | 43 | 714,464 | 1357.9 | 6.0 | 227.93 | |
| #7 | 70 | 1,212,592 | 2210.6 | 10.1 | 218.62 | |
| #8 | 30 | 1,279,310 | 947.4 | 10.7 | 88.81 | |
| #9 | 40 | 1,928,142 | 1263.2 | 16.1 | 78.57 | |
| #10 | 48 | 2,904,394 | 1515.8 | 24.2 | 62.59 | |
| #11 | 36 | 2,480,242 | 1136.9 | 20.7 | 54.97 | |
| #12 | 35 | 2,558,511 | 1105.3 | 21.3 | 51.81 | |
| #13 | 60 | 4,683,452 | 1894.8 | 39.1 | 48.52 | |
| #14 | 98 | 8,431,688 | 3094.8 | 70.3 | 44.02 | |
| #15 | 60 | 11,006,915 | 1894.8 | 91.8 | 20.64 | |
| #16 | 42 | 11,560,378 | 1326.3 | 96.4 | 13.76 | |
| #17 | 30 | 8,637,651 | 947.4 | 72.0 | 13.15 | |
| #18 | 52 | 15,359,808 | 1642.1 | 128.1 | 12.82 | |
| #19 | 58 | 19,254,294 | 1831.6 | 160.6 | 11.41 | |
| #20 | 53 | 17,712,567 | 1673.7 | 147.7 | 11.33 | |
| #21 | 80 | 30,442,846 | 2526.4 | 253.8 | 9.95 | |
| #22 | 98 | 45,906,452 | 3094.8 | 382.8 | 8.08 | |
| #23 | 49 | 23,228,088 | 1547.4 | 193.7 | 7.99 | |
| #24 | 35 | 17,929,002 | 1105.3 | 149.5 | 7.39 | |
| #25 | 59 | 37,223,187 | 1863.2 | 310.4 | 6.00 | |
| #26 | 30 | 24,754,997 | 947.4 | 206.4 | 4.59 | |
| #27 | 31 | 25,983,398 | 979.0 | 216.7 | 4.52 | |
| #28 | 54 | 50,150,545 | 1705.3 | 418.2 | 4.08 | |
| #29 | 57 | 66,969,946 | 1800.0 | 558.4 | 3.22 | |
| #30 | 36 | 43,381,839 | 1136.9 | 361.7 | 3.14 | |
| #31 | 117 | 142,667,909 | 3694.8 | 1189.6 | 3.11 | |
| #32 | 106 | 138,517,475 | 3347.4 | 1155.0 | 2.90 | |
| #33 | 277 | 366,745,456 | 8747.6 | 3058.1 | 2.86 | |
| #34 | 55 | 75,811,968 | 1736.9 | 632.2 | 2.75 | |
| #35 | 44 | 65,106,672 | 1389.5 | 542.9 | 2.56 | |
| #36 | 162 | 251,406,406 | 5115.9 | 2096.4 | 2.44 | |
| #37 | 37 | 62,319,662 | 1168.4 | 519.7 | 2.25 | |
| #38 | 64 | 110,712,575 | 2021.1 | 923.2 | 2.19 | |
| #39 | 36 | 64,639,029 | 1136.9 | 539.0 | 2.11 | |
| #40 | 129 | 234,322,964 | 4073.8 | 1953.9 | 2.08 | |
| #41 | 905 | 1,663,331,673 | 28579.5 | 13869.8 | 2.06 | |
| #42 | 50 | 92,495,745 | 1579.0 | 771.3 | 2.05 | |
| #43 | 40 | 77,946,040 | 1263.2 | 650.0 | 1.94 | |
| #44 | 89 | 178,402,021 | 2810.6 | 1487.6 | 1.89 | |
| #45 | 187 | 381,062,316 | 5905.4 | 3177.5 | 1.86 | |
| #46 | 630 | 1,322,334,181 | 19895.2 | 11026.4 | 1.80 | |
| #47 | 36 | 76,198,011 | 1136.9 | 635.4 | 1.79 | |
| #48 | 30 | 63,696,876 | 947.4 | 531.1 | 1.78 | |
| #49 | 240 | 515,225,634 | 7579.1 | 4296.2 | 1.76 | |
| #50 | 56 | 128,596,357 | 1768.5 | 1072.3 | 1.65 |