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A review by henrymarlene
Stranger Than Kindness by Nick Cave
4.0
"You seize the unknowable fragments and begin to put yourself back together again".
This is a raw look into the mind and soul of Nick Cave. His music and books have come from some of these moments, these fragments. We see a troubled soul, a larrikin, a dishevelled devil, and a pondering provocoteur. You cannot ignore he has style and grace. It is easy to get carried away with this book and forget this is but a glimpse of an artist at work, and someone willing to feel every emotion, all at once and not at all, simultaneously.Nick Cave isnt a sentimental soul, and I did not get the Impression that this was a lovely trip down memory lane for anyone, but what it does is present visual stories of his creativity: we have already been graced with his lyrics, melodies and words, and this book adds another dimension to his repertoire.
"Everyone who goes on a mission is an angel. The angel in this way of thinking is the imagination itself."
This is a raw look into the mind and soul of Nick Cave. His music and books have come from some of these moments, these fragments. We see a troubled soul, a larrikin, a dishevelled devil, and a pondering provocoteur. You cannot ignore he has style and grace. It is easy to get carried away with this book and forget this is but a glimpse of an artist at work, and someone willing to feel every emotion, all at once and not at all, simultaneously.Nick Cave isnt a sentimental soul, and I did not get the Impression that this was a lovely trip down memory lane for anyone, but what it does is present visual stories of his creativity: we have already been graced with his lyrics, melodies and words, and this book adds another dimension to his repertoire.
"Everyone who goes on a mission is an angel. The angel in this way of thinking is the imagination itself."