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blundershelf's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
A very interesting contemplation of the power of art and how we imbue small things with such gargantuan meaning.
togdon's review
4.0
This is, without a doubt, the best book about a used piece of chewing gum that you will ever read . It’s also a lovely memoir that touches on superstition, creativity, the collection of ephemera and so much more. Very glad to have borrowed a copy of the hardcover from a friend, it wouldn’t have worked nearly as well on the Kindle.
chipperd's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
Pure Magic.
brodiemccuskey's review
5.0
A brilliant ode to the creative drive and honouring the steps you take along the way. Such a wonder to see Ballarat’s best export: Warren Ellis, riffing about life in some (dis?)organised & chaotic yet beautiful way.
I read it and bought a violin the next day.
I read it and bought a violin the next day.
ironskin's review
5.0
Part memoir, part celebration of the divine in the mundane, this was just an absolute delight
sean67's review
4.0
Readable, engaging but very strange book of author who kept some gum that Nina Simone had chewed and turned it into a relic.
To be honest when I picked it up I thought it was a novel and realised quickly it was non-fiction.
It does raise a lot of questions, the books doesn't answer on fame, on "idols" on what is valuable and precious and on relics - another book could easily be written commentating on this one. Interesting and a very easy read, and for good or bad it did leave you with nagging questions.
To be honest when I picked it up I thought it was a novel and realised quickly it was non-fiction.
It does raise a lot of questions, the books doesn't answer on fame, on "idols" on what is valuable and precious and on relics - another book could easily be written commentating on this one. Interesting and a very easy read, and for good or bad it did leave you with nagging questions.