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It's been a long time since I finished a book and wanted to shout about it from the rooftops and run around putting copies in people's hands, but this one did that to me.
I finished it on January 28th and I've been waiting to give the right kind of shout, one that reflects how this book affected me without putting people off when I explain the subject matter. Check out a post I did for Miami blog collective The Heat Lightning. You can also check out my blog, Sweet with Fall and Fish, for a more personal reaction.
I can't wait for this author's next one.
Here's something I learned from the book, some great quotes used by the Situationists during the Paris Revolt of 1968:
-I take my desires for reality because I believe in the reality of my desires.
-Be realistic, demand the impossible.
-Live without dead time.
-Boredom is counter-revolutionary.
-Beneath the paving stones, the beach.
-Run, comrade, the old world is behind you.
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Aaron John Curtis, March 27, 2011
It's been a long time since I finished a book and wanted to shout about it from the rooftops and run around putting copies in people's hands, but this one did that to me.I finished it on January 28th and I've been waiting to give the right kind of shout, one that reflects how this book affected me without putting people off when I explain the subject matter. Check out a post I did for Miami blog collective The Heat Lightning. You can also check out my blog, Sweet with Fall and Fish, for a more personal reaction.
I can't wait for this author's next one.
Here's something I learned from the book, some great quotes used by the Situationists during the Paris Revolt of 1968:
-I take my desires for reality because I believe in the reality of my desires.
-Be realistic, demand the impossible.
-Live without dead time.
-Boredom is counter-revolutionary.
-Beneath the paving stones, the beach.
-Run, comrade, the old world is behind you.
(1 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)