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Title: A Book of Surrealist Games
ISBN: 1570620849
Author:
Alastair Brotchie
Mel Gooding
Publicate Date: 1995-07-04
Publish: 1995-07-04
List Price: $11.95
Average Customer Rating: 3.5
Format: Paperback
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1: Disappointment
I expected something less sloppily put together on surrealist games, a fascinating and rich topic. This little book contains a few classic surrealist little gems, but it is a rather unconvicing as a whole, too much of a hodge-podge that lacks structure, design and sparks. Or maybe it is surrealist games that have become a bit tiresome. Or maybe playing is more fun than reading about other people's games.
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2: Excellent Starting Point
Whether your goal is surrealist literature, surrealist art, or just entertainment, this book is a great buy. Lots of games (some literary, some artistic), information about the surrealist movement itself and some of the key players, and a good bibliography for future reading.
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3: neat lil' book.
Being an admirer and wanna-be creator of DaDa, I found this book amusing. The games were interesting and bizarre, there were lots of pictures, and a lot of artists were included. They are fun to read about and see the examples even if you have no intention of really trying them. "The Exquisite Corpse" and "Directions for Use" were 2 of the better ones, and they have examples by the original surrealists. The only problem I had with the book was that some of the directions were a little vague. For instance, the picture on page 71 is a double image, but it could have given some clue about how to actually find it - it became frustrating. The games are so unusual compared to what we normally think of as games that more detailed directions are essential. For instance, there are not obvious "winners" and "losers" in them, they are played for the sake of toying with reality and using imagination to create the unexpected. It's a fun book that's small enough to take with you all the time.
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4: E-mail me if you love this book!
This book is my idea of fun! It's full of games for people who love to be creative, collaborative, extemporaneous! I'd like to know you if you are into these games. Judy (vegwriter@aol.com
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