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"I rarely single a film out solely for production design, but this is an exception. It influenced me before I worked in film. The stage sets by Eiko Ishioka of the Temple of the Golden Pavilion alone are striking. Inspired use of nonlinear storytelling and cinematic poetry."

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Michael C. Hall recommended I Remember in Books (curated)

I Remember

Paul Auster, Joe Brainard, Ron Padgett | 2012 | Essays

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"This book is a gem. A memoir in the form of free-associative prose poetry, it’s deceptively simple and spare. Brainard’s collage of matter-of-fact remembrances creates a rich and tender portrait of the writer, his time and place, and magically mirrors the reader’s equivalent humanity."

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Suswatibasu (1702 KP) rated Autobiography Of Red in Books

Jan 3, 2018

Autobiography Of Red

Anne Carson | 1999 | Fiction & Poetry

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Stunning poetry but unrelated to the Classics

Anne Carson is definitely among the class of rare poets, seen in this work which takes you on a journey through the medium of words. That being said, I was hoping for something a little more in time with the classical world it invokes. Despite the characters being called Geryon and Herakles, they have little in common with their mythical namesake.

Carson leaves most traces of classicism behind. That isn't necessarily bad, but it begs the question of why she uses these myths in the first place. Nevertheless, the poetry is solid and evocative, so read it without the mythologies in mind.