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"angels, Lilith & God pin our souls say 'all is not useless – all is very signifying' teasing at our harmless fate"
adventurous
challenging
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It's hard to know how to rate this book. It's like being on the outside of an inside joke, when those on the inside are laughing their heads off, but I can only assume that its funny, as it makes little sense to me. There are some similarities with William S. Boroughs cut-up technique, but I think what Dylan is doing here is different. While there is no story being told, feelings are conveyed, people are doing things in places that mattered to Dylan at the time. There are some brilliant lines to be sure. Here's just one example. "-there is nothing I can take from you excpt [sic] a guilty conscience - I can't give nor take any habit -". It's confusing and illuminating all at once, maybe he's illuminating the confusion.
challenging
funny
reflective
fast-paced
“just remember tho, when you evaluate a piece of butter, you are talking about yourself, so you’d just better sign your name… see you, if youre lucky, at mrs. keeler’s cake festival
yours
Snowplow Floater
p.s. youre my friend & i’m trying to help you” (p. 94)
Woah woah woah… my favorite bits were the letters—typically at the end of each piece/chapter—and their silly sign-offs. I would LOVE just a whole collection of those!!
Three of my favorite pieces:
- Ape on Sunday (p. 92)
- I Found the Piano Player Very Crosseyed But Extremely Solid (p. 112)
- A Sheriff in the Machinery (p. 122)
this ladies and gentlemen is why you dont take heroin
Dylan writes like he’s part of the beat generation (and one could make such a case) with this collection of stories and ideas. There are references to music, some of the pieces have a certain pace and tempo; to culture, things that mattered in that moment in time; to his other work like lyrics (The vandals took the handles); and wordplay, like Truman Peyote or Great Glaspy. So yes, there’s humor, absurdism. However it does feel like I’m missing out a little bit, as I’m not from the 60s, but overall, it doesn’t hurt the enjoyment of the texts. There’s drive, pace and humor, what more could you ask for from such a time document?
funny
fast-paced
my favorite piece was the one about the butter sculptor