Room to Dream
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- Author：David Lynch
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Summary
In this memoir， David Lynch - co-creator of Twin Peaks and writer and director of groundbreaking films like Eraserhead， The Elephant Man， Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive - opens up about a lifetime of extraordinary creativity， the friendships he has made along the way and the struggles he has faced - sometimes successful， sometimes not - to bring his projects to fruition。
Part-memoir， part-biography， Room to Dream interweaves Lynch's own reflections on his life with the story of those times， as told by Kristine McKenna， drawing from extensive and explosive interviews with ninety of Lynch's friends， family members， actors， agents， musicians and collaborators。 Lynch responds to each recollection and reveals the inner story of the life behind the art。
Part-memoir， part-biography， Room to Dream interweaves Lynch's own reflections on his life with the story of those times， as told by Kristine McKenna， drawing from extensive and explosive interviews with ninety of Lynch's friends， family members， actors， agents， musicians and collaborators。 Lynch responds to each recollection and reveals the inner story of the life behind the art。
Reviews
Thomas
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This is al so darn interesting and makes you want to rewatch all of his films。 Especially Inland Empire。 My advice is to not think too much when watching Lynch his latest and probably last feature film from 2006 and just let it wash over you。
plachá srnka
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masterpiece
Dale Lindsay
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One of the funniest books I've ever read。 The book needs about 300 more pages to flesh it out。 The original Twin Peaks era was skint compared to how much was going on at the time。 One of the funniest books I've ever read。 The book needs about 300 more pages to flesh it out。 The original Twin Peaks era was skint compared to how much was going on at the time。 。。。more
E。J。
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Most people probably know David Lynch from his films or the TV series Twin Peaks。 If， like me， you're a fan of Eraserhead， Blue Velvet or The Elephant Man you'll love Room to Dream。 It's packed with anecdotes but along the lines of the why and how of the creative process rather than behind the scenes gossip。Room to Dream follows an innovative structure providing a phenomenal insight into the man and his creative process。 Chapters alternate between Lynch's biographer narrating key events in chron Most people probably know David Lynch from his films or the TV series Twin Peaks。 If， like me， you're a fan of Eraserhead， Blue Velvet or The Elephant Man you'll love Room to Dream。 It's packed with anecdotes but along the lines of the why and how of the creative process rather than behind the scenes gossip。Room to Dream follows an innovative structure providing a phenomenal insight into the man and his creative process。 Chapters alternate between Lynch's biographer narrating key events in chronological order， her input drawn from myriad people， and Lynch recounting his take on the same time period。 Sometimes stories overlap and often they don't but together they provide a window into the mind of an extraordinary artist。 I particularly enjoyed the anecdote about finding a specific colour of lipstick for a character in Twin Peaks， The Return。 Lynch was absolutely clear on the look he wanted for the character and after days of fruitless searching for the lipstick shade he envisioned， he set about mixing colours until happening on the precise shade he wanted。 Every single day for the duration of the shoot this colour had to be newly created。 The beauty of this anecdote is how it perfectly illustrates Lynch's vision， his attention to detail and his refusal to compromise; the elements that have made him a pioneering force to be reckoned with。One of the best things about a memoir is feeling like you understand the person a little more。 In this case a whole lot more。 Curiously it hasn't made me particularly like Lynch; I'm not sure I had an opinion of him beforehand and， apart from his attitude to women which is debatable， I still neither like nor dislike him but am simply in awe of his creative genius。 There's no doubt that everyone who's met him， worked with him or indeed been married to him adores him and that's presumably a good sign。 。。。more
meow
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A biography by Kristine McKenna paired with an autobiography by Mr LynchObv worship this man。 I listened to the audiobook because I like to hear the guy speak and it becomes clear eventually that he’s not even reading his portion of the book， he’s ad-libbing it all lol。 So guess I’ll have to actually get the book and look it over。
Yng Du
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DAVID LYNCH IS MAGICAL。
Jason Allison
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I’m a massive Lynch fan， so I know this review is biased， but this is one of the best biography/memoirs I can remember reading。 I highly recommend the audio book。
Ali
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Wowee， Wowee what a book！ What。 A。 Book。 Isn’t it grand reading a book about filmaking。 But to read one about filmaking AND David Lynch？！ Oh BOY。 What a deee-LIGHT！ （I wrote this review pretending David lunch was reading it aloud。 🌿🌿🌿 But seriously try it 😏）I would rarely ever recommend an audio version over the feeling that comes with the smell and touch of psychical paper and hard spine。 BUT with David Lynch reading with collaborator McKenna it is so so worth the audiobook version。
Ishan
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This was so much fun to read。 Very inspirational to me as an artist， and it got me to start doing Transcendental Meditation， which so far has had a positive effect on my life which I hope will continue and grow as I keep practising。 It's not a complete classic biography， but I nevertheless had a great time， and it was awesome reading first a journalistic telling of Lynch's life story and then his own， more free-form musings on the events just described。 It's a man in conversation with his own bi This was so much fun to read。 Very inspirational to me as an artist， and it got me to start doing Transcendental Meditation， which so far has had a positive effect on my life which I hope will continue and grow as I keep practising。 It's not a complete classic biography， but I nevertheless had a great time， and it was awesome reading first a journalistic telling of Lynch's life story and then his own， more free-form musings on the events just described。 It's a man in conversation with his own biography， and it's weird and unique and interesting in a way that only David Lynch could be。 Highly recommended if you're a Lynch fan！ 。。。more
DaleE Boland
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Meh。 As difficult as watching a Lynch film。 Didn't really care to finish it and when I finally realized it put me in a bad mood and/or took me 4 or 5 days to get back to after recouping from the last chapter， I put it down for good。 The format of the audio book is pretty cool as each chapter goes back and forth between the authors， but it becomes a vessel for Lynch to drop names and reinforce his weirdness。 Everybody that works with him loves him -I get it！！ He's a visionary -I get it！！ But I le Meh。 As difficult as watching a Lynch film。 Didn't really care to finish it and when I finally realized it put me in a bad mood and/or took me 4 or 5 days to get back to after recouping from the last chapter， I put it down for good。 The format of the audio book is pretty cool as each chapter goes back and forth between the authors， but it becomes a vessel for Lynch to drop names and reinforce his weirdness。 Everybody that works with him loves him -I get it！！ He's a visionary -I get it！！ But I left it bored and a little angry at the world。 Not really recommended even to fans。 It's a difficult book。 。。。more
Semaj
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Just Wow。
Ben Fordham
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Loved it。 Interesting fella。
Beth Shorten
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You'll never understand David Lynch， but you can learn more about him。 You'll never understand David Lynch， but you can learn more about him。 。。。more
Amy
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Interesting material but it would have been a lot shorter if Lynch didn’t repeat his adjectives all the time。
Jace
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Entertaining。 The biography portions are full of detail and early on david is full of weird stories you would expect to hear from him。 He seems to lose steam as the book goes on and the stories get shorter and instead turn into pitches for transcendental meditation。
Carsyn
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Beyond the beyond 💙
Danny Rocco
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I love Lynch and this book was a joy to read。 Did it give me deep insight into the human mind？ No。 Did it give me insight into Lynch？ No。 Anyone who watches his movies and is ok to sit in unknowing - that is to say， anyone who likes Lynch’s movies - learns way more from his art than his writing about his art， or other people talking about his art。 So experience his art。 Particularly LOST HIGHWAY and TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN， which are mind bendingly good。 This book was a gift from my dear friend M I love Lynch and this book was a joy to read。 Did it give me deep insight into the human mind？ No。 Did it give me insight into Lynch？ No。 Anyone who watches his movies and is ok to sit in unknowing - that is to say， anyone who likes Lynch’s movies - learns way more from his art than his writing about his art， or other people talking about his art。 So experience his art。 Particularly LOST HIGHWAY and TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN， which are mind bendingly good。 This book was a gift from my dear friend Mike。 He and my other dear friend Kathleen and I spent the trajectory of the pandemic watching all of Lynch’s movies in order， and this was the bow on top; a gift。 The true gift was experiencing his whole body of work in order with the same two people。 I recommend that highly， with any artist， and with any people， as long as they are good people and a good artist。There is one passage in the book when Lynch is on Fellini’s bedside， just before he dies， and Fellini mourns not his life， but the change in the way people relate to cinema。 That 。。。 is It。 。。。more
Leo Robertson
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Lovely！Loved reading Lynch's parts the most—read like he's talking directly to you， and I heard it in his voice <3Twin Peaks: The Return is the best piece of art made in my lifetime。 And is a sign of what happens if you are a genius and devote yourself to art for decades。 Pretty sure Jodorowsky's Dune would've turned out the same :） Like， you have to make an incredible TV series， then let its world percolate for years and years afterwards。。。 Laura Palmer says "I'll see you in 25 years" 25 years Lovely！Loved reading Lynch's parts the most—read like he's talking directly to you， and I heard it in his voice <3Twin Peaks: The Return is the best piece of art made in my lifetime。 And is a sign of what happens if you are a genius and devote yourself to art for decades。 Pretty sure Jodorowsky's Dune would've turned out the same :） Like， you have to make an incredible TV series， then let its world percolate for years and years afterwards。。。 Laura Palmer says "I'll see you in 25 years" 25 years ago。。。 What the fuck is Lynch tapped into， honestly！？ It's something else。 How did he turn Mulholland Drive， which was supposed to be a TV series， into a self-contained feature film that shows no signs of having ever been anything else！？Seems like he was at times a bit of a dick to women and I don't want to say "such is the art life"， I think we're beyond that—but genius or not， he is just a complex， fleshy little human。 The forces of love and addiction and grief and。。。 IDK， gravity， they're bigger than anyone。 If you're lucky enough to have a constitution that can resist these forces throughout your life， you're just that: lucky。 。。。more
jude
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i love this man more than words could ever say
maria
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очень тепло
Jakub Marek
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This was a great read for any fan of David Lynch， quite insightful both into his work and his life。 It does not give key to interpretation of his movies so don't expect that， after all， Lynch somewhat made a point of never explaining his work and do not expect it here either。The book is a combination of biography and memoir， each chapter is written basically twice， once by Kristine McKenna and then the same period is summarised by Lynch。 This is a really interesting approach as it gives both the This was a great read for any fan of David Lynch， quite insightful both into his work and his life。 It does not give key to interpretation of his movies so don't expect that， after all， Lynch somewhat made a point of never explaining his work and do not expect it here either。The book is a combination of biography and memoir， each chapter is written basically twice， once by Kristine McKenna and then the same period is summarised by Lynch。 This is a really interesting approach as it gives both the points of view of people who knew and worked with Lynch and then Lynch himself。 It is quite interesting how it show strengths and shortcoming of both genres - McKenna's part occasionally try to interpret some events - putting the objective mode it should present into doubt - while Lynch often says he just doesn't remember some stuff from the first chapter。 Lynch's chapters also aren't really technically a memoir - he wrote them after reading McKenna's texts so it's more of a reaction to them。 It also gets somewhat repetitive， especially towards the end when there is not much difference between the two points of view anyway。It is definitely a great book for anyone who enjoys the work of David Lynch and I can wholeheartedly recommend it although it admittedly could do with a little trimming。 。。。more
Taylor Peters
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Lynch is， as you might expect， a very specific kind of narrator of his own life。 But it's fun to see the back and forth between him and McKenna， and overall it's made me re-obsessed with his work。 Lynch is， as you might expect， a very specific kind of narrator of his own life。 But it's fun to see the back and forth between him and McKenna， and overall it's made me re-obsessed with his work。 。。。more
David
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Imperdível e não apenas para fãs de David Lynch。O conteúdo revela uma vida cheia de arte e uma coragem de percurso。 A estrutura （biografia+memórias）， viciante e envolvente， permite quase vivenciar esse percurso。Uma pena ter acabado o livro。
Ken French
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A great read。 I thought the interspersed chapters were a great way to tell Lynch's story。 A great read。 I thought the interspersed chapters were a great way to tell Lynch's story。 。。。more
Margarita
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Девід Лінч і Крістін Маккена， “Кімната снів”Одразу зазначу， що Девід Лінч не є моїм улюбленим режисером， але я знала， що обов'язково придбаю і прочитаю цю книгу ще коли видавництво Жупанського лише анонсувало її。 По-перше， на превеликий жаль українською мовою майже нічого читати， що б мало стосунок до кіно， яке у списку моїх пристрастей посідає друге місце після читання， тому кожне видання， хоча б яким воно не було， на вагу золота。 По-друге， вже більше двадцяти років ім’я Лінча для мене нерозрив Девід Лінч і Крістін Маккена， “Кімната снів”Одразу зазначу， що Девід Лінч не є моїм улюбленим режисером， але я знала， що обов'язково придбаю і прочитаю цю книгу ще коли видавництво Жупанського лише анонсувало її。 По-перше， на превеликий жаль українською мовою майже нічого читати， що б мало стосунок до кіно， яке у списку моїх пристрастей посідає друге місце після читання， тому кожне видання， хоча б яким воно не було， на вагу золота。 По-друге， вже більше двадцяти років ім’я Лінча для мене нерозривно пов’язане зі， звичайно ж， таким явищем， як “Твін Пікс”， а （*замріяно*） “Твін Пікс” - це… Але про це згодом。Що хочеться відмітити у першу чергу， так це те， яка гарна і якісна книга сама по собі！ Вона досить важка， адже тут товсті сторінки， і їх чимало， але ви просто візьміть цю книгу до рук - і вам уже не захочеться її випускати。 Білий-білісінький папір， приємна на дотик палітурка， закладка-лясе， комфортного розміру шрифт。 Додайте сюди ще якісний переклад і купу світлин - і одразу стане зрозуміло， що до видання цієї книги поставилися як до явища， з любов’ю і майстерністю。 Тож вже лише один цей фактор налаштовує на читання із задоволенням。І книги своєрідна структура。 Не скажу， що багато читала біографій， але з тих， що читала， таку бачу вперше。 Кожен розділ присвячений певному життєвому етапу Лінча - і в тому не було б нічого незвичайного， якби не подача: спочатку про цей етап розповідає авторка книги， а потім той же період коментує і описує вже сам Девід Лінч。 Таким чином ми отримуємо подачу одних і тих самих фактів під різними кутами зору。 Це дійсно допомагає краще познайомитися з особистістю режисера。 До речі， саме з цієї книги я дізналася， що Лінч далеко не лише режисер і актор， він ще художник і композитор！ У нього навіть є власний кавовий бренд。 І то， мабуть， саме та “до біса смачна кава！”， яку так любив агент Купер。 А ще - подумати тільки - йому свого часу пропонували стати режисером у “Поверненні джедая” （вибач， пане Лінч， але добре що не склалося）！ А ще він був якось працював у студії “Скайвокер”。 Обожнюю знаходити такі от знайомі деталі у оповідях про щось для мене нове！Оскільки більша частина книги присвячена， звичайно， зйомкам того чи іншого фільму Девіда Лінча， то я， щоб розуміти про що мова， а також тому， що майже не бачила інших його творінь， спочатку ці фільми переглядала （але не всі）。 І ця стратегія виявилася правильною， від цього читання стало набагато захопливішим。 І от після чергового фільму （а хто бачив хоча б щось лінчевське， окрім “Твін Пікс”， розуміє， що творчість його не з легких） я собі думаю: “Я вже не можу， фільми Линча такі темні， наповнені потаємним （а часом і не дуже） людським лайном， я на цьому зупиняюся і роблю перерву на деякий час”。 Але потім я вирішую дочитати хоча б до кінця розділу， беру книгу в руки， захоплююся， виписую собі звідти цитати і непомітно для себе вже починаю планувати， який фільм Лінча подивлюся наступним。 Дивовижа， як і сам Лінч。 Завдяки прочитаному у “Кімнаті снів” я прониклася великою повагою до цієї людини - настільки він самобутній， я б сказала самостійний， завжди робив те， що приносило задоволення перш за все йому самому і майже ніколи себе не зраджував。 Так， майже - і тут я тихенько обійду тему “Дюни”， бо негативний досвід - теж досвід， і напевне теж позначився на тому， яким став Лінч。 Тож книга ніяк не могла залишити мене байдужою。 Ось， наприклад， розділ “Знайти кохання в пеклі”， присвячений стрічці “Дикі серцем”， закінчується фразою “Ти виграв “Пальмову гілку” - і в мене після неї аж сльози виступили。 Хтозна чому: фільми Лінча зовсім не мої。 Але ж， Мерлінова борода， ЯК же я обожнюю “Твін Пікс”！！！ Безмежно і назавжди。 І за цей лише один “Твін Пікс”， за те， ЩО він для мене означає， за такі дорогоцінні години， що я їх провела за переглядом серіалу， за все те， що я думаю і згадую， коли мова йде про “Твін Пікс”， за те， що Девід Лінч був саме таким Девідом Лінчем， яким він був， щоб зняти саме такий “Твін Пікс”， який він зняв， - за це я безмежно вдячна йому， Майстрові！ І， мабуть， саме тому мені так приємно читати про його успіхи。 Ох， а як він збирав стару команду для зйомок “Твін Пікс: Повернення” - це до мурашок！ Це як повернутися у місце， де ти всіх знаєш і любиш， і це навзаєм。 До речі， ніби підкреслюючи визначну роль саме “Твін Пікс” у творчості режисера， на форзаці книги зображена підлога легендарної Червоної кімнати - ще один плюс оформленню книги。 Окремо хочу відзначити якісний переклад “Кімнати снів”， навіть ненормативну лексику у виконанні Лінча залишили без цензури - і то правильно， я прекрасно собі уявляю， як звучить ця лайка під час запису матеріалів до книги， вона дуже природня і дуже на своєму місці。 Хоча текстом мені двічі трапився різний переклад одних і тих самих назв， як от， наприклад， книга “Кімната сновидінь” проти назви “Кімната снів” на обкладинці， або ж клуб “Сайленсо” і клуб “Сіленсіо” （іспанською silencio） з “Малголленд драйв” - можливо， не узгодили дві різні перекладацькі версії на відповідному етапі підготовки книги， але то вже таке。 Загалом - книга 10 з 10， як за зовнішнім виглядом， так і за наповненням。 Хто цікавиться кіно взагалі， а тим паче， хто захоплюється творчістю саме Девід Лінча - просто необхідно прочитати “Кімнату снів”。 Читання забрало в мене деякий час， бо я ж переглядала ще фільми по ходу， але тим захопливішм ставало читання。。 Я дуже багато чекала від цієї біографії， і мої сподівання повністю виправдалися， вже від самої дуже такої лінчевського стилю привабливої назви і до останньої фрази。 От би нам в Україні побільше такої літератури і таких шикарних видань！ 。。。more
Beth
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Interesting format: biography and autobiography in one - alternating chapters， first from McKenna based on her research and interviews， then following from Lynch， with his memories of the same time and events。 Aside from his movies， I didn't know much about David Lynch， and it was cool reading about his surprisingly serendipitous life （though he's a bit of a narcissistic jerk when it comes to women， surprise surprise）。 I do wish there would've been more information on where Lynch came up with hi Interesting format: biography and autobiography in one - alternating chapters， first from McKenna based on her research and interviews， then following from Lynch， with his memories of the same time and events。 Aside from his movies， I didn't know much about David Lynch， and it was cool reading about his surprisingly serendipitous life （though he's a bit of a narcissistic jerk when it comes to women， surprise surprise）。 I do wish there would've been more information on where Lynch came up with his ideas。 。。。more
Scott Rice
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Even if I wasn't already a Lynch fan， I can honestly say this is one of the best "autobiographies" I've ever read。 Putting that word in quotes because of it's unique dual structure。 Profilist， Kristine McKenna would write a chapter with all the facts （dates， names， places， etc。）， then Lynch would read it and write his own version of that chapter to include his personal musings and anecdotes about that period of his life。 Lynch has rarely been this open about his personal life， so it's a fascinat Even if I wasn't already a Lynch fan， I can honestly say this is one of the best "autobiographies" I've ever read。 Putting that word in quotes because of it's unique dual structure。 Profilist， Kristine McKenna would write a chapter with all the facts （dates， names， places， etc。）， then Lynch would read it and write his own version of that chapter to include his personal musings and anecdotes about that period of his life。 Lynch has rarely been this open about his personal life， so it's a fascinating read 。。。more
Isidora
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Esto es maravilloso。 Punto。
JP Meldrum
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a big Lynch-love fest but that's what I wanted and boy i love the way speaks。 definably a 'fans only' kind of affair。 a big Lynch-love fest but that's what I wanted and boy i love the way speaks。 definably a 'fans only' kind of affair。 。。。more
Zuzana_Jelinkova
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Ctive，zabavne，inspirujici，proste super。
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