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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Studies in Rat Catching,
By cookieman108 "cookieman108®" (Inside the jar...) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Rat Catching (Hardcover)
I really wish Azon had a picture of the book to display on their website, as it's quite attractive. It's a smallish, hardbound book with black and gold inlay on a deep, red cover with a silhouette of a prancing rat.
As other reviewers have stated, this is not really a book in the normal sense, one that you would sit down with in your reading chair and pour over, but more of a piece of conceptual art. What Mr. Glover has done is take a book originally published around 1896 about a study in rat catching and modify it with edits, artwork, and pictures. Many times the artwork and pictures will obscure some of the text, which can make reading of the book difficult, but it could be that this book really wasn't meant to be read, but just experienced as a visual form of expressionism. The book ties in with a CD released by Crispin Hellion Glover called 'Big Problem Does Not Equal the Solution. The Solution = Let It Be.' in that he reads passages from the book, with music by Barnes and Barnes. An interesting book from an interesting artist, but I would be hard pressed to recommend this for everyone. It's not that I don't think people would understand it, even though I don't quite get it myself, but then that's part of the appeal to me. I don't have to understand something to enjoy it. By the way, the copy I got from Amazon has Glover's signature (I'm pretty sure it's his, as it ain't mine) near the front, in gaudy silver paint marker.
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sellers on this book, shame on you,
By Moving (In transit - currently moving) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Rat Catching (Hardcover)
These books are all available on Glover's website for $30 each. These sellers jacking up the price to nearly triple what Glover himself sells his books for should be ashamed of themselves.
19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Silly silly,
By "ladyovkayos" (colorado springs, colorado United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Rat Catching (Hardcover)
This is an excellant book by the genius Crispin Glover..... His mother actually runs the publishing company, volcanic eruptions, that also sells these books for $25, and for an additional $2 shipping, you can get these books signed by mister glover himself... i really do not know why people would buy from amazon when they could get their very own signed copy of three of mister glovers wonderful books. members.aol.com/vlcncrptns/VolcanicEruptions
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