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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
fast-paced
fast-paced
Mediocre attempt to grasp at a basic philosophical outlook, not particularly interesting or notable in any way over other actual philosophical texts or ways of viewing the world.
This is one of the stupidest books I've ever read. (Required reading for a summer workshop, or I wouldn't have started it, let alone continued it.) It reads like an amalgamation of generic advice you might encounter from an Instagram post or an AI transcript. Or if the first broad sentence of an introduction to a student paper were a whole book. Such gems include: "Often art arrives in movements" (7), "We're all different and we're all imperfect" (73), "Sometimes disengaging / is the best way to engage" (87).
Sections are inexplicably formatted as verse when there is nothing poetic about them. Assuming this is the author's attempt to fill pages and make banal statements appear more profound.
The few places where the writing is particular are even worse. There is a section about the author opening a book to a random page, reading some line about distrusting doctors, and choosing not to have his burst appendix removed: "The information. I needed was made available to me in the moment. And I still have my appendix" (39). (The takeaway for writers from this little anecdote, in the book's characteristic superficiality, is: Listen to the universe!)
Marking this as read even though I could only stomach skimming 96 of the 405 pages.
If I could give this zero stars I would.
Sections are inexplicably formatted as verse when there is nothing poetic about them. Assuming this is the author's attempt to fill pages and make banal statements appear more profound.
The few places where the writing is particular are even worse. There is a section about the author opening a book to a random page, reading some line about distrusting doctors, and choosing not to have his burst appendix removed: "The information. I needed was made available to me in the moment. And I still have my appendix" (39). (The takeaway for writers from this little anecdote, in the book's characteristic superficiality, is: Listen to the universe!)
Marking this as read even though I could only stomach skimming 96 of the 405 pages.
If I could give this zero stars I would.
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
while reading this i wanted to drown myself, but it was so shallow i could even stick my toes in. as about as groundbreaking as tumblr quotes i saw online when i was 13.
Wasn't getting much out of it. It feels like all the advice rings hollow. If you want to be creative, just be deeply curious about the world around you.
informative
reflective
fast-paced
At first I was disappointed by this book. I was expecting stories about his work with the many storied artists he has produced. None of that is in this book.
This is more of a look into Rick’s philosophy of creativity. A manifesto of how he looks at the world and universe. A lot of white space on the pages. This is a book that should be owned to be reread and something new will appear each time.
This is more of a look into Rick’s philosophy of creativity. A manifesto of how he looks at the world and universe. A lot of white space on the pages. This is a book that should be owned to be reread and something new will appear each time.
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced