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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
This book is beautifully presented and delves into some of the interesting worldbuilding of Twin Peaks, though at some points it feels a bit more X-Files. Certainly makes me excited for the revival
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
This book succeeds when it focuses on the characters from the show, and less so on its attempts to bridge miscellaneous unrelated conspiracies from American history.
5 stars for me, 4 stars for other people. House of Leaves meets Foucault's Pendulum. All the conspiracies are true and working at cross purposes. They're watching. Even if you don't believe.
Who needs anwers anyway? Give me a good question any day.
Who needs anwers anyway? Give me a good question any day.
I am a sucker for this style of book, and a somewhat obsessive TP fan, so this was an indulgent pleasure for me. Also helped me understand things about the story that i had overlooked, due to my general ignorance about sci-fi.
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Good set up
Nice prequel to Twin Peaks: The Return. It summarizes the show, hints at what happened between TP and TP:tR, and sets the stage for the Showtime miniseries
Nice prequel to Twin Peaks: The Return. It summarizes the show, hints at what happened between TP and TP:tR, and sets the stage for the Showtime miniseries
I am totally and completely obsessed with Twin Peaks right now, and having an hour of The Return every week just hasn’t been enough. Now we have The Secret history, written by David Lynch’s Peaks partner Mark Frost, that acts as a document dump of the weird happenings that led us to what happened in the show.
From a basic “this scratches an itch” standpoint, this was a wonderful diversion. So much going on here that I loved, from the tiny Easter eggs to giving a much fuller accounting of some of my favorite characters and moments. Frost litters in a lot of real history (Lewis and Clark factor heavily into the Peaks Mythos, it turns out) in with the information established by the show, and we end up with a lot of background into some of the more important characters. With that said, it’s not all coffee and cherry pie – there’s a lot of diversions into UFO culture and more basic conspiracy theories that not only don’t quite fit into the overall Peaks experience, but almost divert it away from there. Plus, if you’ve watched The Return, some key moments in the show (most notably the happenings in Episode 8), barely factor into this book at all. An odd choice, perhaps, but one that I would have liked to see resolved – and maybe it will be in the companion to this that’s releasing soon.
Overall, though? One big Agent Cooper thumbs-up from me on this one. A great companion to a classic show, and a solid guidebook to The Return on a whole.
From a basic “this scratches an itch” standpoint, this was a wonderful diversion. So much going on here that I loved, from the tiny Easter eggs to giving a much fuller accounting of some of my favorite characters and moments. Frost litters in a lot of real history (Lewis and Clark factor heavily into the Peaks Mythos, it turns out) in with the information established by the show, and we end up with a lot of background into some of the more important characters. With that said, it’s not all coffee and cherry pie – there’s a lot of diversions into UFO culture and more basic conspiracy theories that not only don’t quite fit into the overall Peaks experience, but almost divert it away from there. Plus, if you’ve watched The Return, some key moments in the show (most notably the happenings in Episode 8), barely factor into this book at all. An odd choice, perhaps, but one that I would have liked to see resolved – and maybe it will be in the companion to this that’s releasing soon.
Overall, though? One big Agent Cooper thumbs-up from me on this one. A great companion to a classic show, and a solid guidebook to The Return on a whole.
This was fun! It explains some things but mostly
it just teases - as you would expect.
it just teases - as you would expect.
I'm so glad I read this before I started the return. So many things I found interesting and exciting as well as truly terrifying. I think more television shows should come with required reading 😹
This book has everything...conspiracies, mysteries, allusions and references to people, events, and phenomenon in history. Obviously, this will appeal to twin peaks fans but I think it's also a piece of art in and of itself.