taratuulikki's review against another edition
4.0
Beautiful commentary on the saving grace of art. How it heals us from the grief and trauma and indifference of the world. How it helps us create or cultivate or interpret meaning out of life.
Some favorite excerpts:
“‘In my beginning was my end.’ But ‘end’ is also purpose, your essential intention in life—that aim toward which you direct your energies and talents. I didn’t die in Hayneville, and my beginning in trauma and violence led me on to a lifetime of creation rather than destruction.”
“I could choose instead the artist’s kind of death that is part of being reborn a hundredfold.”
“Here in this field, arrayed in long lines, was an army of art. This army was engaged in a war against the nothingness and indifference of the universe.”
Some favorite excerpts:
“‘In my beginning was my end.’ But ‘end’ is also purpose, your essential intention in life—that aim toward which you direct your energies and talents. I didn’t die in Hayneville, and my beginning in trauma and violence led me on to a lifetime of creation rather than destruction.”
“I could choose instead the artist’s kind of death that is part of being reborn a hundredfold.”
“Here in this field, arrayed in long lines, was an army of art. This army was engaged in a war against the nothingness and indifference of the universe.”
senid's review against another edition
5.0
What do you make of tragedy and trauma?
This is an incredibly beautifully written book. I frequently wonder how to redeem my past and make my life about more than my trauma. This book gives me one example. Beautifully written and will be one of my favorite books this year.
This is an incredibly beautifully written book. I frequently wonder how to redeem my past and make my life about more than my trauma. This book gives me one example. Beautifully written and will be one of my favorite books this year.
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