Has anyone on here read this?

[Cory Peeke]

 I just started it and must say its pretty interesting so far.

Paper Garden

[Richard Rouse]

I just started this as well. I'm about 50 pages into it. Pretty neat stuff. All new to me.

[Cory Peeke]

same here...I hope it keeps being as engaging all the way through.

Richard Rouse said:

I just started this as well. I'm about 50 pages into it. Pretty neat stuff. All new to me.

[ken coleman]

I just looked and the American Library in Paris has it so I'll check it out -- both literally and figuratively.

Thanks for the heads-up, Cory.

There's another book I'm curious about and wonder if anyone is familiar with it -- A Humument: A Treated Victorian Novel. Some sort of cult clasic(?)

[Cory Peeke]

Hi Ken,

I haven't heard of that book. Do let me know what you think of the Paper Garden. Take care.

[Janice McDonald]

I've just added it to my reading list -- thanks for the post, I hadn't heard of it til now.

[Michael Harford]

Ken -
I still have my copy from 1980 - He took that  novel and painted over and kept certain passages to make a new story of his own -
I found out about it through a friend I met making mail art at the time -
=Cheers!

ken coleman said:

I just looked and the American Library in Paris has it so I'll check it out -- both literally and figuratively.

Thanks for the heads-up, Cory.

There's another book I'm curious about and wonder if anyone is familiar with it -- A Humument: A Treated Victorian Novel. Some sort of cult clasic(?)

[ken coleman]

Thanks, Michael. Interesting concept. I assume visually interesting as well?

I just ordered the new editon coming out soon. Recently I read that the author's goal is to replace all the pages from the original edition. I guess it will be same book but not really.

Michael Harford said:

Ken -
I still have my copy from 1980 - He took that  novel and painted over and kept certain passages to make a new story of his own -
I found out about it through a friend I met making mail art at the time -
=Cheers!

ken coleman said:

I just looked and the American Library in Paris has it so I'll check it out -- both literally and figuratively.

Thanks for the heads-up, Cory.

There's another book I'm curious about and wonder if anyone is familiar with it -- A Humument: A Treated Victorian Novel. Some sort of cult clasic(?)

[Cory Peeke]

I just ordered it as well. It does sound VERY interesting. Thanks for bringing it to my attention, Gentlemen.

-cory

ken coleman said:

Thanks, Michael. Interesting concept. I assume visually interesting as well?

I just ordered the new editon coming out soon. Recently I read that the author's goal is to replace all the pages from the original edition. I guess it will be same book but not really.

Michael Harford said:

Ken -
I still have my copy from 1980 - He took that  novel and painted over and kept certain passages to make a new story of his own -
I found out about it through a friend I met making mail art at the time -
=Cheers!

ken coleman said:

I just looked and the American Library in Paris has it so I'll check it out -- both literally and figuratively.

Thanks for the heads-up, Cory.

There's another book I'm curious about and wonder if anyone is familiar with it -- A Humument: A Treated Victorian Novel. Some sort of cult clasic(?)

[ken coleman]

Got Paper Garden out of the library this afternoon. Barely started, as in maybe 5 pages. But I did go to the British Museum site where I could look at some of her pieces close-up, as it were. Pretty amazing stuff. Looking forward to getting further into the book.

[ken coleman]

Here is a  LINK  to the 1970 edition of A Humument.
I have no idea how much the newest edition will be like the '70s edition. As I understand it, it is an ever evolving work.
--Ken

Cory Peeke said:

I just ordered it as well. It does sound VERY interesting. Thanks for bringing it to my attention, Gentlemen.

-cory

[ken coleman]

Hi Cory,

An update on Paper Garden. I’m 100 or so pages into it now. (also reading two other books so progress is kinda slow) I’m enjoying it to a degree.  Mrs Delany led an interesting life, to say the least. However, I think the author over-uses her poetic license. Some of the connections she makes – or tries to make -- between the collages, events in Mrs. Delany’s life some 60 years earlier and her (the author’s) own life, seem forced to me. At times I find it offputting. The collages are amazing and stand on their own.

Cory Peeke said:

Hi Ken,

I haven't heard of that book. Do let me know what you think of the Paper Garden. Take care.

[Cory Peeke]

Hi Ken,

I'm about 1/3 of the way through it and completely agree. I'd almost have preferred a simple critical analysis of the work than her over-dramatic perspective on the 1700's. I think its even more annoying when the author draws in her own relationship's biography. I'm going to finish it just because the works and Mrs. D. intrigue me.

-cory