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Dylan twist on the 60's, 13 Dec 1998

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This review is from: Tarantula (Paperback)

Though bizzare, the book is a great read. You may need to read it several times, to get the full feel of the man and the decade. Great stories, and fun to read. I'd read it to my kids.

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Vintage Bob Dylan, a timeless book from a true genius!, 29 Jan 1999

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I'm 17 and I've listened to Dylan for about 5 years. Over this period of time I've grown more and more impressed with Dylan's poetic genius. His songs are undoubtedely his claim to fame but I feel that "Tarantula" is the key to understanding his writing. "Tarantula" proves that Dylan was and still is a modern blend of Whitman, Rimbaud, Genet, Ginsberg, Guthrie, and Picasso. "Tarantula's" cut up style has been called "a muddled stream of self conciousness" but I beg to differ. If there has been any writer in our time that has captured the language of our times and helped us examine the world we live in I think it is Dylan. I hope he eventually receives the Nobel Prize for literature that he truly deserves. He is living proof that poetry can touch "the masses", he defies the narrow definition of a poet that ivory tower intellectuals have forced on people for years. The language of Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde on Blonde, albums that changed the way people perceived songs, reaches new heights in "Tarantula".

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A few funny parts, but..., 15 May 1999

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If you want to sample some Dylan "prose poems", save yourself some time and read the liner notes to Highway 61. Tarantula is those notes stretched out over 150 pages. It is conclusive proof that Dylan is a songwriter, not a poet.

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Totally Bob
This book is a mindblower. I love anything Dylan has done, but this is a classic collection of the ultimate Bobstream. Read more

Published on 14 Feb 1999

Swimming inside Dylan's complex mind
Walking down Desolation Row you will find the Insanity Factory. If you survive the Wipe Out Gang,you could find Dylan Boy, shot to death by an Edipo.What the hell happens? Read more

Published on 6 Sep 1998

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