Holy Crap. Have I really just spent the last 3 days convincing my friends, loved ones and neighborhood shop keepers how misunderstood and really amazing Celine Dion is? Thanks to this fantastic book, I have. I have touched those things and they felt so good! This may be my favorite book ever written about music, at least one of my favorites. Carl Wilson manages to drop Fanon and Kant all over the place and not be remotely pretentious! His writing style and perspective about taste and perception are spot on for me. I truly believe that Wilson loves music and I feel his love in this book about something he hates.
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Definitely a great book, and easily my favorite in the series. I still can't stand Celine Dion, though.
Just finished reading this, and I was just as blown away as you were, Shannon. Love how Wilson just keeps asking "Why?"--his unrelenting curiosity and intellectual rigor (and willingness to lay himself bare without veering into the self-indulgently confessional) makes for a compelling read indeed. Thanks for the recommendation, Shannon!
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