If you’ve ever seen a David Lynch film (Blue Velvet, Mulholland Dr., Lost Highway) or show (Twin Peaks), I’m sure you’ve wondered where his totally surreal ideas come from, right? Lynch is currently promoting his new book, “Catching the Big Fish,” which is about the influence of transcendental meditation on his life and creativity. I …
Tag: Books
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
I have just emerged from my first foray into Japanese literature (translated into English, of course). Six hundred pages of surrealism and Japanese symbolism has me worn out, but I’m glad I made the effort. To save you from reading my own synopsis of the novel, here is what is written on the back of …
One Book
If it were possible (i.e. no New York-sized apartment, no New York-sized rent), I would own every book I’ve ever read. I love being surrounded by books, and find comfort in having them around me. But instead, I choose to be inspired by posts like this one. So, here’s my own version. But of course, …
Half a Story
I am a great fan of Naipaul’s A House for Mr. Biswas and A Bend In The River, so I was expecting to enjoy Half a Life a lot more than I did. Not to say that I didn’t enjoy it at all, because I loved it — up until the point where the story …