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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
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Character
Strong character development:
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Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
the nixon cameo(s) was a jump scare tbh where was the mention of his famous im not a crook speech at the contemporary at world famous walt disney world major crossover of my interests in a way (twin peaks and disney parks)
Марк Фрост може да изпълни 12 тома с празни приказки. Изумително е колко малко се научава от тези 400 стр., но колко е приятно цялото пътуване в познатия свят на агент Купър, Боб, Лора Палмър и всички останали пъстри образи. От индианските легенди, през НЛО, Р.Л.Хъбърд и секс магия, Фрост насосва какви ли не невъзможни връзки, които в крайна сметка изглеждат съвсем логично, подобно на всяка добра конспиративна теория. Книгата, подобно на самия сериал, е смесица от излишни и досадни пасажи, примесени с чудесна митология и любопитни подробности. Пък и такова красиво издание не е за изпускане.
A collage of faux historical documents and commentary that paints an alluring and compulsively intriguing history of this enigmatic town, one that primes readers for the show's long awaited return
I like the framing narratives of an FBI agent investigating a dossier compiled from newspaper articles, government memos, and diary entries. I love secret histories, where real people intersect with the fictional and are given new motives for their real-life actions. I liked getting a look at the lives of the Twin Peaks characters.
But the secret history seemed a little unoriginal (all the conspiracy theories are connected, Freemasons and Illuminati, etc.) I liked seeing the characters again, but found out I didn't really need their backstories (I would have been OK without a Log Lady origin story). There are apparently hidden messages, discrepancies with history and established canon, and possibly some unreliable narration; that's cool, but I don't have the desire to dig into a "LOST Experience"-type meta-narrative.
The idea was good and the execution is good, but even as a completionist I could have skipped this one.
But the secret history seemed a little unoriginal (all the conspiracy theories are connected, Freemasons and Illuminati, etc.) I liked seeing the characters again, but found out I didn't really need their backstories (I would have been OK without a Log Lady origin story). There are apparently hidden messages, discrepancies with history and established canon, and possibly some unreliable narration; that's cool, but I don't have the desire to dig into a "LOST Experience"-type meta-narrative.
The idea was good and the execution is good, but even as a completionist I could have skipped this one.
In short, this is an impressive boasting dossier, that combines historical accuracy and conspiracy flush with the new season of a beloved television franchise. Not for the meek, or those who begrudge the supernatural. You will read a lot of documentation (which I found fascinating and entertaining, prompting discussions with my S.O. and additional research, staggering through time from the Lewis and Clark Expedition to Jack Parsons, all stories of which held up with the text itself, and verifiable - though they are seemingly tangential at times to the TV show, they are gently and imaginatively woven to the characters we admire in a spectacle of files). There is a lot of intellectual but also suspending respect for Mark Frost in compiling this, and you don't have to be a Twin Peaks fan to enjoy it. But if you are, be wary: this is not a typical tie-in; more like an ethereal puzzle slice filled with complicated rhetoric that centers on what Twin Peaks really is about, evidenced by the new season. And this isn't Lynchian; so let's settle that expectation right there.
Read on for SPOILERS pertinent to the review:
The more frustrating but potentially fruitful aspect of this read centered on the character story inconsistencies. Mark Frost who can boast a patient tailoring of time lapsed conspiracies centered on UFOs, religion, freemasonry, the Illuminati, and military distrust raising real-world questions also throws in the towel and raises questions about "what doesn't add up" in the town of Twin Peaks, his chosen fabricated insert to this historical sorting... Which leads me to believe his research, patience, and imagination would not have just missed target on well-known character histories like Ed and Nadine's blundering romance (he didn't shoot her eye out in the fashion this book pronounces) or Norma Jennings (who in the TV series not only has a living mother, but other relation). Something's up here; a world at work in Twin Peaks the dossier doesn't even touch. It is circumspect. And almost on another planet, offering only slim mystery that can be seen repeated in Season 3 (Nez Perce Native Americans, the New Mexico scene, nuclear bombs developed after alien craft sightings). However, no real solutions. No big jaw-dropping reveals. And we had it figured out early on who the dossier belonged to, and who the agent sorting through it was.
However this does not short the real mystery, engrossment and flat out enjoyment of seeing the characters laid out among historical records of what some claim to be little intelligence, but are alluring. There is uncountable fun looking at UFO knowledge and trying to understand the Black and White Lodge in Twin Peaks... the electrical plays, the mysterious "manufactures," and the spirit of evil that is BOB exploding from a nuclear mushroom. I hope this new season continues to ram on with these curious phenomena, proving as much thought-out and careful imagination as this text.
It had me re-obsessed. So much to sift through, and consider, in relation to the bizarre realms of this world and the one David Lynch and Mark Frost created inside our TVs. Overall, a firestorm.
Read on for SPOILERS pertinent to the review:
The more frustrating but potentially fruitful aspect of this read centered on the character story inconsistencies. Mark Frost who can boast a patient tailoring of time lapsed conspiracies centered on UFOs, religion, freemasonry, the Illuminati, and military distrust raising real-world questions also throws in the towel and raises questions about "what doesn't add up" in the town of Twin Peaks, his chosen fabricated insert to this historical sorting... Which leads me to believe his research, patience, and imagination would not have just missed target on well-known character histories like Ed and Nadine's blundering romance (he didn't shoot her eye out in the fashion this book pronounces) or Norma Jennings (who in the TV series not only has a living mother, but other relation). Something's up here; a world at work in Twin Peaks the dossier doesn't even touch. It is circumspect. And almost on another planet, offering only slim mystery that can be seen repeated in Season 3 (Nez Perce Native Americans, the New Mexico scene, nuclear bombs developed after alien craft sightings). However, no real solutions. No big jaw-dropping reveals. And we had it figured out early on who the dossier belonged to, and who the agent sorting through it was.
However this does not short the real mystery, engrossment and flat out enjoyment of seeing the characters laid out among historical records of what some claim to be little intelligence, but are alluring. There is uncountable fun looking at UFO knowledge and trying to understand the Black and White Lodge in Twin Peaks... the electrical plays, the mysterious "manufactures," and the spirit of evil that is BOB exploding from a nuclear mushroom. I hope this new season continues to ram on with these curious phenomena, proving as much thought-out and careful imagination as this text.
It had me re-obsessed. So much to sift through, and consider, in relation to the bizarre realms of this world and the one David Lynch and Mark Frost created inside our TVs. Overall, a firestorm.
Very entertaining for fans of Twin Peaks. I don't think I have ever read a book like this. A lot of care went into the blend of history, fiction, and popular American conspiracy theories. The (mostly fictional) document facsimiles gave the feel of a real case file; they also made for a more difficult read, in some cases. Expect to learn more about familiar characters and meet some new ones.
If you're new to Twin Peaks or need a refresher, look elsewhere.
If you're new to Twin Peaks or need a refresher, look elsewhere.
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No