4.0

I am a big fan of David Lynch and his films. My first experience of Lynchian style was a late night showing of his classic 'Blue Velvet', which I went to see at my favourite. We were flabbergasted by the end thinking 'what have we just seen?' And of course, his films and their specific style take some getting used to. All we knew was that we were mesmerised.

A fellow fan of Lynch loaned me this book to read, and I have to say that it was a really interesting read. It was nice to be able to get into Lynch's mindset, and here him talk about various things including his transcendental meditation and some of his films. He included tips on creativity, as well as how to achieve happiness, and some little anecdotes about the creation of some of his pieces.

I once looked into transcendental meditation but I believe it is extremely expensive to start, which is a shame unfortunately as Lynch makes it sound incredibly appealing. As a very creative person who never finds much time to relax and create, I would love to be able to incorporate the practice into my everyday routine. Maybe it will require some more looking into, I don't know.

I wouldn't really recommend this book unless you're a big Lynch fan, unless you are really interested in the meditation and consciousness side. However, if you do love his work, be sure to pick this up and dip in and out of it occasionally, or read it cover to cover anyway. What you take from it is entirely personal to you, but it will bring instant satisfaction on at least some level.