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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
“The owls may needed not be what they seem but still serve an imperative function: they remind us to look into the darkness.”
This is an extremely impressive piece of work, SO MUCH detail and connections to recognizable historical figures and events. There were points where it felt like it was dragging on for too long, but I enjoyed learning more about Twin Peaks and it’s residents
This is an extremely impressive piece of work, SO MUCH detail and connections to recognizable historical figures and events. There were points where it felt like it was dragging on for too long, but I enjoyed learning more about Twin Peaks and it’s residents
Excellent addition the the Twin Peaks lore. Most basic review that this gal can give is that weirdness attracts weirdness.
Whoooah. In true Twin Peaks fashion, I am left intrigued, fascinated, completely confused, but also very well entertained and ready to recommend it to anyone. Actually, probably only to proper Twin Peaks nerds...
Time to finally watch season three, I guess!
Time to finally watch season three, I guess!
A fun, if somewhat unsatisfying read; but honestly, if you came to this tome hoping for answers then you've clearly forgotten much of what Twin Peaks was, which always seemed to enjoy presenting additional mysteries for every answer uncovered.
Excellently done book, but needs to be read in print — the ebook (at least the one I read years ago) doesn't do a great job of preserving footnotes and layout and reinterpreting them to work in a digital format. That aside, it's an amazing look deeper into the world of Twin Peaks and a really fun read on its own merits.
“The truth can be seen. Directly. The question is, are you willing to accept what it tells you?”
Man, what a fun ride this was!
The Secret History of Twin Peaks is technically a book, in that it’s a bound collection of pages. But what you’re buying is really more of a mystery kit. Rather than reading like a novel, Twin Peaks co-creator Mark Frost has assembled a collection of photos, news articles, top secret files, journal entries, letters, and a mysterious dossier. The reader sorts through all of the documents side by side with an FBI agent whose presence is made known through marginalia throughout the 300+ pages.
Fans of the television show will appreciate this book as a physical extension of that world. The Secret History balances the same portions of horror, humor, sci-fi, thrills, and mystery as Frost and Lynch’s previous work. In fact, reading through the book provides readers with a deeper appreciation of many of the characters viewers grew to love in the original two seasons.
Besides the contents and mood of the book, the other thing I loved was the physical book itself. The hardcover is a gorgeous old-school deep green. The paper inside the hardcover cover is a simple geometric pattern fitting for the show. This is a book that would look great on any shelf or table.
Even casual fans of Twin Peaks would probably appreciate this book. I know a second book was released more directly setting up the third season, and I’ll be reading and viewing those soon!
Some great quotes from the book, without any spoilery context:
“Mysteries, in and of themselves, are a dime a dozen. Their real value lies in their ability to create within us wonder and curiosity. That, and only that, spurs us to seek understanding of the ultimate truths.”
“The owls may indeed not be what they seem but they still serve an imperative function: they remind us to look into the darkness.”
Man, what a fun ride this was!
The Secret History of Twin Peaks is technically a book, in that it’s a bound collection of pages. But what you’re buying is really more of a mystery kit. Rather than reading like a novel, Twin Peaks co-creator Mark Frost has assembled a collection of photos, news articles, top secret files, journal entries, letters, and a mysterious dossier. The reader sorts through all of the documents side by side with an FBI agent whose presence is made known through marginalia throughout the 300+ pages.
Fans of the television show will appreciate this book as a physical extension of that world. The Secret History balances the same portions of horror, humor, sci-fi, thrills, and mystery as Frost and Lynch’s previous work. In fact, reading through the book provides readers with a deeper appreciation of many of the characters viewers grew to love in the original two seasons.
Besides the contents and mood of the book, the other thing I loved was the physical book itself. The hardcover is a gorgeous old-school deep green. The paper inside the hardcover cover is a simple geometric pattern fitting for the show. This is a book that would look great on any shelf or table.
Even casual fans of Twin Peaks would probably appreciate this book. I know a second book was released more directly setting up the third season, and I’ll be reading and viewing those soon!
Some great quotes from the book, without any spoilery context:
“Mysteries, in and of themselves, are a dime a dozen. Their real value lies in their ability to create within us wonder and curiosity. That, and only that, spurs us to seek understanding of the ultimate truths.”
“The owls may indeed not be what they seem but they still serve an imperative function: they remind us to look into the darkness.”
adventurous
challenging
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I'm slowly rewatching all of Twin Peaks, in the lead-up to what I hope will be a binge-re-watch of Season Three, and so it felt like time to finally dive into this. And what a strange, mostly unexpected tome this turned out to be.
I'm glad I watched S3 first, is all I'll say. I don't think I would've enjoyed this nearly as much, or found it as informative, had I not seen where Frost and Lynch were taking us. There's a lot of talk about aliens in here, a lot of connections around mythology that were only sub-surface in the original two seasons of the show, and I think this is the kind of book that was meant to be read either as S3 progressed or after. Now, of course, I need to hurry up and get back to the genius work of S3 so I can read the Final Dossier...
I'm glad I watched S3 first, is all I'll say. I don't think I would've enjoyed this nearly as much, or found it as informative, had I not seen where Frost and Lynch were taking us. There's a lot of talk about aliens in here, a lot of connections around mythology that were only sub-surface in the original two seasons of the show, and I think this is the kind of book that was meant to be read either as S3 progressed or after. Now, of course, I need to hurry up and get back to the genius work of S3 so I can read the Final Dossier...
For a Twin Peaks fan, this is a fun text. Full of clues, diversions, and elaborations on the world of Twin Peaks the book offers many additional layers to the mystery and musings of the three seasons of the show.
A real treat for fans of the show. Perhaps less interesting for anyone else, although I didn't really know what to expect when I ordered it, and was pleased to receive a truly handsome volume. Everything from the embossed hardcover to the typography to the believably weathered/degraded condition of scores of reproduced news clippings, confidential memos, etc. bears the mark of meticulous design.
Graphic design aside, this book is remarkable as an act of world-building. I read another review that speculated that while David Lynch may be responsible for much of the look and feel and weirdness of Twin Peaks, it is perhaps Mark Frost who deserves credit for so thoroughly fleshing out the Twin Peaks universe — and there's a lot of fleshing-out in these pages, extending the backstories of familiar characters back to their childhoods and extending and expanding the backstory of the town all the way to pre-colonial days. With the context provided by this book, it makes much more sense that the new limited series on Showtime includes a variety of settings across the United States. The town of Twin Peaks remains pivotal, but it's clear that the evil in the story stretches far beyond Sheriff Truman's jurisdiction.
You can read it like a novel; I did. The frame story of an FBI agent (I won't reveal who; suffice it to say it provides more good backstory for the new series) reviewing and annotating the materials helps bind everything together. But to some extent you can also flip through and read documents that catch your eye. That might allow you to skip over some of the detail aboutLewis and Clark and UFO sightings , some of which was entertaining but which kind of dragged down the book (and my rating of it). It's interesting to consider the idea that UFOs and the beings behind them may be extradimensional rather than extraterrestrial , and I really enjoyed the associated Forrest Gump-like tie-ins to actual history; it gave this fantasy a nice sheen of authenticity. But for fans of the show, the parts that are more specifically about Twin Peaks are clearly the meat and potatoes of this book.
Graphic design aside, this book is remarkable as an act of world-building. I read another review that speculated that while David Lynch may be responsible for much of the look and feel and weirdness of Twin Peaks, it is perhaps Mark Frost who deserves credit for so thoroughly fleshing out the Twin Peaks universe — and there's a lot of fleshing-out in these pages, extending the backstories of familiar characters back to their childhoods and extending and expanding the backstory of the town all the way to pre-colonial days. With the context provided by this book, it makes much more sense that the new limited series on Showtime includes a variety of settings across the United States. The town of Twin Peaks remains pivotal, but it's clear that the evil in the story stretches far beyond Sheriff Truman's jurisdiction.
You can read it like a novel; I did. The frame story of an FBI agent (I won't reveal who; suffice it to say it provides more good backstory for the new series) reviewing and annotating the materials helps bind everything together. But to some extent you can also flip through and read documents that catch your eye. That might allow you to skip over some of the detail about