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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
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A delightful little book for artists, aspiring meditators, and David Lynch fans.
Insightful? Check.
Funny? Check.
Convinced me that any conversation about anything meaningful with David Lynch would ultimately leave me underwhelmed, shunning any chance of me being starstruck by the guy? Check.
But that is only in line with Lynch's praise of the unknown and the ineffable.
Insightful? Check.
Funny? Check.
Convinced me that any conversation about anything meaningful with David Lynch would ultimately leave me underwhelmed, shunning any chance of me being starstruck by the guy? Check.
But that is only in line with Lynch's praise of the unknown and the ineffable.
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My high school media tech teacher had an Eraserhead poster in his classroom and it always felt like it was staring at my group. With only knowing a minimal amount in passing over the years, the film seemed in a category of cinema that I wouldn't really like or understand. It came across to my young head as art house with its bug-eyed stress and shadowed glimpse into a world that was as unrelenting as it was unforgiving. Thus every David Lynch thing seemed not my cup of tea for a long while. I remember hearing his music once and it sounded like chaotic clown recordings. I thought he seemed fun and fascinating from a distance as I got older, but still not my bag. It wasn't until lockdown that I finally watched Twin Peaks and loved the absolute hell out of it. For all its strangeness, it was pretty damn sweet and forgiving toward the human condition. It really rooted for people to figure themselves out. So I went further into Lynch's realm and decidedly liked the guy a whole lot. For as weird and wild as his movies can be, Lynch sometimes reflects upon life as if he's the sanest man alive. This book's no different. It's direct and sincere, and it offers a feast of tiny essays, covering everything from "Drugs" to "Billy Wilder" to "Why are all my films so violent and oddball when I love transcendental meditation more than anything?" It's just him putting down his brain and I'll take all of it forever. He's just got it, man. I love hearing him observe the world and give his notes. He's just somebody to root for because he's never anyone but himself and he's a treat!
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Amusing, whimsical and enlightening, while not always wholly enriching. A nice glimpse at an honest, enigmatic artist.