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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
Wow, what a beautiful gift to fans of the ‘return’ (or rather ‘meandering’) of David Lynch’s iconic 1990s series, which effectively kickstarted ‘event television’ into life. Mark Frost’s final dossier comprises short composites of key characters from the eponymous town, compiled by Blue Rose Task Force inductee Tamara Preston, who writes with much WTF drollness, I might add. We get ‘answers’ to the lives, loves, and fates of everyone from Annie to Audrey, and even Philip Jefferies. And J(o)udy. In addition, Frost concludes with a post-finale wrap-up that makes a brave attempt of contextualising the entire mystery that is Twin Peaks. A truly wonderful return to The Return, that showcases what an incredible Möbius strip and rollercoaster ride Frost and Lynch have managed to achieve yet again.
An interesting look in the Twin Peaks mythos, filling in some of the blanks left by "The Return" series.
While I appreciate those blanks being filled in, it does leave me wondering if they were left out intentionally or because of production restrictions.
The writing is okay, serviceable, not really inspired, which was a bummer. It was a fairly easy read that felt like a must-read for any Twin Peaks fan.
While I appreciate those blanks being filled in, it does leave me wondering if they were left out intentionally or because of production restrictions.
The writing is okay, serviceable, not really inspired, which was a bummer. It was a fairly easy read that felt like a must-read for any Twin Peaks fan.
Satisfying in all of the ways that the recent Showtime series was not. Short and to the point, keeping its focus on the town of Twin Peaks, and catching you up on all of the characters in which you were invested 25 years ago. Full of expansive intrigue, creepiness and humor.
I feel like this book gave much needed closure and explanation! There's still some questions of course, but I really appreciated them making this
There are few revelations in this one. If you are a big Twin Peaks fan, by all means, read it. If you are however looking for your questions to be answered this book isn't going to do it for you.
A bit of fan service, a bunch of mockery to the weird shit of The Return, but, in my mind, a thoroughly enjoyable read. Ah, remember when the Secret History came out, and we got a Tammy Preston with personality to look forward to? That was nice. It was nice to return to her.
I posted some of thoughts on both Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier and it's companion piece, [b: The Secret History of Twin Peaks|29102955|The Secret History of Twin Peaks|Mark Frost|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1455923753s/29102955.jpg|42941614] on my blog, my link text Reading Rainstorm, as part of my Page and Screen segment, discussing my feelings on the books and their expansion of the mythos of the show. The Final Dossier was definitely my favorite of the two, but having not yet seen the latest season on Showtime, it may contain spoilers.
Many people will finish watching the recent season of Twin Peaks and feel no particular need to go seeing supplementary material - let the ambiguities and mysteries and perplexities be their own reward. Others might say, well, just as David Lynch is a superb director, so Mark Frost is an excellent novelist, so why not dip in and see what embellishments he has to add?
Final Dossier is not as epic in scope as the previous volume. Mostly it fills in blanks left by the series regarding the fates and activities of the characters between seasons, and hints about afterwards. (Hinting that there is an afterward is a pretty big thing in itself.) Many are fraught and tragic because this is Twin Peaks. Some are quite, if not happy, then satisfying. Some are puzzlingly unstatisfying, one can only assume by design, since this is twin peaks. Some only add to the perplexity. And one or two are hapy. I'll say no more.
Its a quick read, it might add to your enjoyment, it probably won't detract, but it might provide some narrative solidity to the surreal mysteries. With that in mind, choose for yourself if that's your thing.
Final Dossier is not as epic in scope as the previous volume. Mostly it fills in blanks left by the series regarding the fates and activities of the characters between seasons, and hints about afterwards. (Hinting that there is an afterward is a pretty big thing in itself.) Many are fraught and tragic because this is Twin Peaks. Some are quite, if not happy, then satisfying. Some are puzzlingly unstatisfying, one can only assume by design, since this is twin peaks. Some only add to the perplexity. And one or two are hapy. I'll say no more.
Its a quick read, it might add to your enjoyment, it probably won't detract, but it might provide some narrative solidity to the surreal mysteries. With that in mind, choose for yourself if that's your thing.
Very satisfying almost a year out of finishing the third season of Twin Peaks. Would make zero sense to anyone not invested in the story.