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There are moments and phrases in this book I enjoy, let me start there. I agree with a previous reviewer that the translation seems stiff and overly formal in places, which makes sections (especially the poetry) lumbering and unpleasant. I was hoping for cogent thoughts and critiques of art from a unique perspective, but instead was forced to wade through a lot of an aging Surrealist's obsession with his own dreams, impotence and funhouse-mirror view of women. If you enjoy 20th century male authors worrying about losing their virility (looking at you Hemingway) there's something in this for you for sure. If, like me, you got enough of that in your college reading syllabus, it might be worth it still to pick this up and flip through it, as there are a few thoughts and essays that sparkle with something universal and witty. Not the book I was hoping for.
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