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_sarahco's review
3.0
I really enjoyed this book's unconventionality. I kind of wish all memoirs and autobiographies were written like this; in short bursts of narrative, interspersed with informed elaborated opinions on random issues, or lists of people who have are important to him yet have not featured in the stories so far. I found this style more natural than completely chronological and neatly sewn chapters of nearly every single other memoir ever (and I kind of wonder whether this book has spoiled the genre for me).
Having said that, I only liked maybe half of the content in this one. Some of the journeys into philosophy and mathematics went way over my head. And it's non-linear timeline also often confused me and I didn't keep track of the many different characters. And I'm not sure I like David Walsh a whole lot. It was clearly written and approved pre-#metoo. The second half, where MONA and art collecting was the main focus, was more enjoyable for me.
Having said that, I only liked maybe half of the content in this one. Some of the journeys into philosophy and mathematics went way over my head. And it's non-linear timeline also often confused me and I didn't keep track of the many different characters. And I'm not sure I like David Walsh a whole lot. It was clearly written and approved pre-#metoo. The second half, where MONA and art collecting was the main focus, was more enjoyable for me.
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