A review by rhodered
Hurry Up and Wait by Daniel Handler, Maira Kalman
5.0
The funny thing is, I waited to read this book. It sat patiently on my living room ottoman for weeks, months I suppose. And during this time it's been waiting for me, I have, among other things, spent a great deal of time selecting rose bushes for the best scent (should someone want to stop and smell them) and wondered what else I might do with my life now that I'm not hurrying, hurrying to make enough money to quit working, but have plopped out the other side into the next phase of life.
In this next phase, so long anticipated, I find myself at a bit of a loss. Hence the busy work, and the roses. And no time, no time at all to read a slender little book about the nature of time. And life and rushing and the end of life. And waiting. A poem of a book really, illustrated by photographs and paintings of photographs by famous artists. (Including my all time favorite, Yves Klein's leap into the void.)
If you love photography, poetry, quiet humor or anything by Maira Kalman, you will love this sweetheart of a little book. But don't make it wait for you like I did.
In this next phase, so long anticipated, I find myself at a bit of a loss. Hence the busy work, and the roses. And no time, no time at all to read a slender little book about the nature of time. And life and rushing and the end of life. And waiting. A poem of a book really, illustrated by photographs and paintings of photographs by famous artists. (Including my all time favorite, Yves Klein's leap into the void.)
If you love photography, poetry, quiet humor or anything by Maira Kalman, you will love this sweetheart of a little book. But don't make it wait for you like I did.