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maddyhellevik's review against another edition
5.0
Loved this read - full of content, and facts about a concept of creativity that is rarely focused on.
panda8882's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting read that attempts to discard the 'lone genius' theory using famous pairings like John Lennon and Paul McCartney as examples. I enjoyed the substance of it but sometimes felt the material didn't move as effortlessly as I would have liked. Enjoyed an interesting discussion with the author through the Rumpus Book Club.
fcannon's review against another edition
2.0
A very interesting topic, but this book doesn't really add much beyond the initial observation that creativity often requires a competitive-but-collaborative dynamic to drive it to real heights. Most of the book is a muddy mix of anecdotes about various famous pairs, and no particular insight. I did enjoy the stories about Lennon and McCartney.
boprawira's review against another edition
2.0
This book started out very promisingly; however, I feel that the way the author presents his arguments in this book is extremely confusing, disjointed and very anecdotal. I do agree with the main premise of the book: that creativity is a result of collaboration between two strong and creative individuals who can complement each other. Unfortunately, in many instances, the author jumps from one example of a creative pair into another, which makes int extremely confusing to follow. The use of more than one pair as an example to support his argument also makes the book feels choppy, especially because the author has to insert some background stories of each creative pair (some of which, I'm not familiar, unfortunately). Furthermore, a lot of the examples cited in the book as an argument for the author are very anecdotal nature. I also find a lot of examples where the author kind of puts his own interpretation to support his main arguments. Overall, it's a disappointing read on an interesting idea. I would have liked to learn more about how creative couple can build a long-lasting relationship.
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