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rpmahnke's review against another edition
4.0
Walked to the Pruneyard for lunch, chilaquiles and a margarita, rocks and salt, and then found this. Walked home and read it in front of recorded English soccer.
meghan_is_reading's review against another edition
#bookclub4m non-fiction art genre
Very interesting! Several essay length explorations of Gorey's influences. It was inspired by the donation of his private 'accumulation' of art after his death to the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. The topics include Gorey's personal art collection, his interest in ballet, his use of animal figures, and nonsense literature + surrealism. Each text is well illustrated by Gorey's work and those that might have influenced him. I have a small collection of Gorey's books but I had no idea about his life, so I enjoyed this thoroughly (he also looks like my old highschool English teacher!)
Very interesting! Several essay length explorations of Gorey's influences. It was inspired by the donation of his private 'accumulation' of art after his death to the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. The topics include Gorey's personal art collection, his interest in ballet, his use of animal figures, and nonsense literature + surrealism. Each text is well illustrated by Gorey's work and those that might have influenced him. I have a small collection of Gorey's books but I had no idea about his life, so I enjoyed this thoroughly (he also looks like my old highschool English teacher!)
bibliocyclist's review
3.0
“Is there anything more mysterious than reality?” –BA
“The banal is far more mysterious than any of its opposites.” –WM
“The banal is far more mysterious than any of its opposites.” –WM
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