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Room to Dream (2018) by David Lynch and Kristine McKenna - cranefly - 09-20-2018
A wonderful if ultimately overwhelming book on David Lynch.
Each part of David's life is covered, from childhood onward, with emphasis given to his various movie and TV projects. Each chapter is done in two stages. Kristine first lays out all the details, supported by interviews with various people. Lynch then reads this, and without modifying Kristine's part, he then gives his own account of that period, along with his interpretation of anything he might remember differently, and overall just giving a weird Lynchian take on what stood out in his mind (some very off-the-wall stuff).
My favorite part of the book was his most productive filmic period, from Eraserhead to Mulholland Drive or thereabouts. He has done a whole lot since then, but in odd formats ranging from a web page (failed) to music to art and other odds and ends. These often involve collaborations, and the names of those he works with can make for an overwhelming read.
One minor criticism of Kristine's writing: She references so many people and has these long quotes that go on for several lines, ending with, for instance, "Dirk says." So you read this whole long quote wondering who is talking, and once you find out, you need to read the quote again with that context. I would have done the beginning phrase of the quote, then had "Dirk says," then continued with the bulk of the quote, just so the reader knows up front who the speaker is. Over the course of 500 pages, this quirk became very annoying.
Yeah, yeah, I'm a copyeditor (and yeah, DM, I make this adjustment at times in some of the articles).
Overall, a wonderful read, revealing a lot about David's creative process, and how he activates and motivates others in their creativity.
And David comes across as a genuinely very nice guy, charismatic to the core, and quite the ladies' man, with all the surrounding women smitten by him.