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The Lives of the Surrealists by Desmond Morris

abimartin's review against another edition

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informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

luci_ja's review

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inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

5.0

claireifying's review

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informative inspiring relaxing slow-paced

4.0

kingofdoggerland's review against another edition

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what a bunch of weirdos lol

carlynclark's review

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informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

Better title might be "The Loves of the Surrealists". 

They were a lusty bunch

courtney_rex's review

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funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

3.75

jules_cr's review

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1.0

This is the who's who of Surrealist sexual affairs. The introduction sets up the author (and painter) up as a terrible bore who doesn't care that much about the art as much as who they were connected to (Eileen Agar was taught by a friend of Rodin- the friend doesn't matter just the connection.) The book reads as mini-essays more than chapters and would've been strengthened by having several contributors. Desmond Morris still has a lot of bitter energy directed at Andre Breton, causing Breton's essay to drag with character assaults repeated from the introduction.
I'm reading the essay I borrowed the book for and returning it, despite knowing that I'll learn more about Meret Oppenheim from her Wikipedia page than whatever Morris has to say about her sex life.
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