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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
dark
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Funny, moving, disturbing - this book was even better than I expected. If you're a fan of Dale Cooper, you'll probably love him even more after this.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Ah, o Coop! Desde a adolescência ele é muito fofo e inteligente, aliás, ao ler este livro dá até um aperto no coração de tudo que o que aconteceu depois que ele entrou no lodge. Enfim, eu não diria que este seja especialmente um bom livro, mas é o Coop e o Coop sempre vale a pena.
So much fun. According to the end of my book, there's an audiobook version of this out as well, read by Kyle. MUST. FIND. IT.
Never review yourself. That's one of the basic rules of semi-professional criticism. But a wise man once said to us, approximately 27 years ago,
The Autobiography of Dale Cooper: My Life, My Tapes, seemed to have only one printing, in 1991 - just before the final episodes of the second season of Twin Peaks made it to air. It's reasonable to expect that you would never actually spot it in the wild; unlike The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer, which has lived to fight another day, this book was never reprinted.
And so it was that I, Alex Doenau, the generally invisible author of hundreds of Goodreads reviews, went to the theatre one day in March 2017 to see a rather dull and indulgent play. In a relatively obscure location in the playhouse, they have a book swap library, and on those shelves I found a near mint edition of The Autobiography of Dale Cooper: My Life, My TapesThe Autobiography of Dale Cooper: My Life, My Tapes. The chances of this happening are astronomically minuscule. You're more likely to solve a murder by throwing rocks at bottles than you are to ever see this book.
And so it was that The Autobiography of Dale Cooper: My Life, My Tapes was the present that I gave to myself. I let it happen. It was the best thing that ever could have happened.
As to the book itself: it's short, and it was published as Twin Peaks fever was dying, unlike The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer, which was published at the fever's peak, and was also rather integral to the overall cohesion of the saga (although, of course, one can get by without having read it, it genuinely lends flavour and substance to the overall work). Dale Cooper, by comparison, is more of a curio than a vitally important document, but that does not make it trivial.
This book covers multiple stages of Cooper's life, from his teenage experimentations with the tape form to just before he traveled to Twin Peaks. Written by series creator Mark Frost's brother Scott, some of Cooper's life reads in quite an affecting manner: you feel sympathy for the loss of his mother, and a mixture of worry and good humour at the trials and tribulations of his father. At times you wonder how such an optimistic man could have sprung from such darkness, but it is clear that Cooper has a very clear conception of what it means to meditate on the natures of good and evil.
There is some slightly contradictory overlap with the contents of Fire Walk With Me, which would be made a year after Twin Peaks' premature conclusion with minimal involvement from a MacLachlan who didn't want to be typecast (a decision that he may have come to regret had he not been granted another chance just this year).
The Autobiography of Dale Cooper: My Life, My Tapes deserves another shot at life, a reprint so that people just discovering or rediscovering Twin Peaks for the first time can learn more of the enigmatic nature of the man who would become Mister Jackpots. This is a TV tie-in done right: somewhat content rich with none of the hallmarks of a cheap cash-in.
Thank you, universe, for bestowing this damn fine book upon me for the princely sum of another book sacrificed at your altar.
Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it. Don't wait for it. Just let it happen. It could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot black coffee.
The Autobiography of Dale Cooper: My Life, My Tapes, seemed to have only one printing, in 1991 - just before the final episodes of the second season of Twin Peaks made it to air. It's reasonable to expect that you would never actually spot it in the wild; unlike The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer, which has lived to fight another day, this book was never reprinted.
And so it was that I, Alex Doenau, the generally invisible author of hundreds of Goodreads reviews, went to the theatre one day in March 2017 to see a rather dull and indulgent play. In a relatively obscure location in the playhouse, they have a book swap library, and on those shelves I found a near mint edition of The Autobiography of Dale Cooper: My Life, My TapesThe Autobiography of Dale Cooper: My Life, My Tapes. The chances of this happening are astronomically minuscule. You're more likely to solve a murder by throwing rocks at bottles than you are to ever see this book.
And so it was that The Autobiography of Dale Cooper: My Life, My Tapes was the present that I gave to myself. I let it happen. It was the best thing that ever could have happened.
As to the book itself: it's short, and it was published as Twin Peaks fever was dying, unlike The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer, which was published at the fever's peak, and was also rather integral to the overall cohesion of the saga (although, of course, one can get by without having read it, it genuinely lends flavour and substance to the overall work). Dale Cooper, by comparison, is more of a curio than a vitally important document, but that does not make it trivial.
This book covers multiple stages of Cooper's life, from his teenage experimentations with the tape form to just before he traveled to Twin Peaks. Written by series creator Mark Frost's brother Scott, some of Cooper's life reads in quite an affecting manner: you feel sympathy for the loss of his mother, and a mixture of worry and good humour at the trials and tribulations of his father. At times you wonder how such an optimistic man could have sprung from such darkness, but it is clear that Cooper has a very clear conception of what it means to meditate on the natures of good and evil.
There is some slightly contradictory overlap with the contents of Fire Walk With Me, which would be made a year after Twin Peaks' premature conclusion with minimal involvement from a MacLachlan who didn't want to be typecast (a decision that he may have come to regret had he not been granted another chance just this year).
The Autobiography of Dale Cooper: My Life, My Tapes deserves another shot at life, a reprint so that people just discovering or rediscovering Twin Peaks for the first time can learn more of the enigmatic nature of the man who would become Mister Jackpots. This is a TV tie-in done right: somewhat content rich with none of the hallmarks of a cheap cash-in.
Thank you, universe, for bestowing this damn fine book upon me for the princely sum of another book sacrificed at your altar.
premier arrêt dans ma collection twin peaks, et j’en attendais tellement plus?? c’est sympatoche mais les petits éléments et détails intéressants sont recouverts d’une triple couche de blagues super cringes sur l’obession de cooper avec le sexe (?)
le plus dommage c’est que les moments les plus importants - la relation avec windom earle / l’affaire teresa banks - sont finalement les plus ratés et même quelques fois incohérents??
ça m’a fait très plaisir de retrouver cooper mais bon
le plus dommage c’est que les moments les plus importants - la relation avec windom earle / l’affaire teresa banks - sont finalement les plus ratés et même quelques fois incohérents??
ça m’a fait très plaisir de retrouver cooper mais bon
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
pretty good. i like dale cooper and his autism swag