DARRELL

A Collection of Topics

Revisado: 04-28-25

It starts with chapters about most of his films, which is interesting. Then some chapters about other subjects. These are even more interesting. Don’t miss the short interview at the very end, past the credits.

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An Amazing Life

Revisado: 04-19-25

I was a subscriber to The Realist but didn’t know much else about this man. Now I do. Loved it.

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The unknown remarkable life

Revisado: 02-03-24

Samuel Shepard has an amazing life story. A very unusual man with numerous obsessions. Most notably: SEX. It was often sad to hear about because of so much disappointment. At the same time he had wonderful times with his friends, manf whom were famous. I have never read a biography of anyone like this man.

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Fiction & Non-fiction in the same book

Revisado: 12-03-15

When I realized that so much of this book was fiction, I was a bit disappointed. But once I started listening, disappointment turned to delight. Along with some hilarious disgust and amazment. A very enjoyable three trips across America with John Waters.

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Good stories, but some exotic, scientific terms

Revisado: 07-05-12

I had read one of Dr. Sacks books years ago, so I knew what I was in for. The stories of the people he has examined are fascinating and unusual. But when the discussion starts, the terms being used lost me sometimes. And without a printed copy to check spelling, they are difficult to look up for definition. Still, it is quite an enjoyable listen.

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My first Hitchens book and I loved it.

Revisado: 05-01-12

I can't say I understood all he wrote, but enough to admire his insight into religion and the human mind. The chapter on "Is Religion Child Abuse?" is extra-special. Confirms things I have thought about before. There are things in this book that will make some people's head explode.

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So much poetry, so little plot

Revisado: 04-08-12

I had read this decades ago. I wasn't all that impressed. But hearing it read aloud makes the poetry come through. There is a lot of musing on life and Paris and friends: and that is lovely to listen to. There really isn't any plot, just some extended narrative and a few anecdotes. I thought the narrator did a good job of playing the observer that Henry Miller was. My only complaint was that it needed more chapter breaks.

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What a friendship Patti & Robert had!

Revisado: 02-10-12

Much of this book is wonderful and unusual. The friendship, love affair, whatever it was, between Patti & Robert is strange but lovely. The major part of this book is about their lives as they struggled to live in NYC and become artists. The stories of the NYC art scene in the 70's are interesting. But as they got more into it all, the name dropping became kind of tedious and I found the narrative getting less compelling. Still I would recommend the book to anyone with any interest in that era. Patti Smith tells a good story, with a rather sad ending for many of the people involved.

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An exciting period piece

Revisado: 11-30-11

A friend read several Eric Ambler books and raved about them, with this being his favorite. The situation seems strange from the perspective of 2011, but my knowledge of wartime Europe is only from history class. The plot is unusual, but it all seemed plausible for the times. I did think it could have used a bit less dialogue, but it was far from boring for me. And the introduction helped my understanding. Not for someone who likes fast-paced detective stories.

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Apparently VERY abridged

Revisado: 10-29-11

I missed that this was an abridged version. And it is only about 30% of the full version. No wonder it seemed like things moved very fast. Nonetheless it was a pleasant listen for 3 hours. Much of it seems dated in this era of more openness for gay people.

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