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5.0
An exceptionally tragic, triumphant laugh at absurdity.
This is not at all a guide, not even a history of Dada (not even a history of Dada pre-WW2)
what it is, is a deep, deep dive into the effects of war and oppression, and the human response to it, set within the context of WW1, starting from a fictional chess match between two people who might have met in real life, expanding from that into a deeper and deeper web of context, detail, beauty, and tragedy.
This isn't very Dada, but I sincerely enjoyed it very much. Learned a bit of history too.
Also, the physical book has an aspect ratio of 2:1, which I found neat. It was like reading the world's most interesting flyer.
This is not at all a guide, not even a history of Dada (not even a history of Dada pre-WW2)
what it is, is a deep, deep dive into the effects of war and oppression, and the human response to it, set within the context of WW1, starting from a fictional chess match between two people who might have met in real life, expanding from that into a deeper and deeper web of context, detail, beauty, and tragedy.
This isn't very Dada, but I sincerely enjoyed it very much. Learned a bit of history too.
Also, the physical book has an aspect ratio of 2:1, which I found neat. It was like reading the world's most interesting flyer.
af93a3b5's review
3.0
Things that are Dada: Punk, the unconscious, Discordianism, the internet, hippies, nonsense.
Things that are Leninist: order, the conscious collective ego, bureaucracy, History, nonsense.
Who really won the chess game: the materialists/capitalists who sold them the chess set.
Things that are Leninist: order, the conscious collective ego, bureaucracy, History, nonsense.
Who really won the chess game: the materialists/capitalists who sold them the chess set.
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