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A review by fletchorama
Nina Simone's Gum by Warren Ellis
5.0
I've often thought that nonfiction can tell you about a person, place or thing, while fiction is more about the relationships between persons, places and things. This is the rare book that does both.
What could be a rather off footnote of a bearded violin player stealing a piece of gum transforms into an incredible meditation on humanity, collecting things, memory, and so much more.
I'm reminded of when I saw Stone Temple Pilots from the front row. Scott Weiland heard me ask for his sweat rag but alas, didn't see the security guards pointing at me and instead threw it into the audience. I lost all connection to it at that moment, and let's face it, it would have gotten washed/used probably, knowing my luck. But sometimes I wonder about the power of talismans and I wonder what it would have been like to own Scott Weiland's sweat rag, r.i.p.
What could be a rather off footnote of a bearded violin player stealing a piece of gum transforms into an incredible meditation on humanity, collecting things, memory, and so much more.
I'm reminded of when I saw Stone Temple Pilots from the front row. Scott Weiland heard me ask for his sweat rag but alas, didn't see the security guards pointing at me and instead threw it into the audience. I lost all connection to it at that moment, and let's face it, it would have gotten washed/used probably, knowing my luck. But sometimes I wonder about the power of talismans and I wonder what it would have been like to own Scott Weiland's sweat rag, r.i.p.