Patti Smith’s M Train is an odyssey of a
legendary artist, told through the prism of cafes she has worked in around the
world. The book is a “roadmap to my life”. (cover blurb)
Every morning in Greenwich Village, Patti Smith gets black
coffee at her favorite spot. She sits with her notebook and ruminates – dreams,
reality, poetry, and prose. Her travels and writing cover the gamut from Mexico
to Rockaway Beach to Michigan, and beyond.
Braiding despair with hope and consolation, M Train
is a meditation on travel, detective shows, literature, and coffee. (cover
blurb)
p.211 But a writer has no partner. He has to step back and ask
himself – tell me what you see.
p. 249 I believe in movement. I believe in that
lighthearted balloon, the world. I believe in midnight and the hour of noon. It
fluctuates like light flitting over a pond.
p.253 There were no dust clouds, no signs of anyone, but
I paid no mind. I was my own lucky hand of solitaire.
M Train by Patti Smith is a unique view into a
creative mind, and I found the writing beautiful, weird, and wonderful.
A touch of weird always works for us.
ReplyDeleteShe sets the example
DeleteIt's probably awful to say but I still am not sure what Patti Smith sang! I know she was hugely popular in her time and considered one of the greats, just couldn't name one song.
ReplyDeleteBecause the Night which actually Bruce Springsteen made a hit. I've grown to appreciate her for her place in the punk world
DeleteSounds like a read one would have to think too hard over. I prefer a story I can get swept up in and not think of anything while I read.
ReplyDeleteBarbara, blogging at Life & Faith in Caneyhead
I just like to throw in non- fiction to keep me thinking
DeleteInteresting; next time I'm in a bookstore I'll have to remember to pick this one up and thumb through it for a bit.
ReplyDeletebetty
I got it from the library. Then you aren't out $$.
DeleteThis sounds really interesting. I like the quotes you highlighted here.
ReplyDeleteDifferent, that's for sure. Maybe check the library
DeleteI will have to keep my eyes open for this one
ReplyDeleteShe's a character
DeleteI think I'd love this book. Putting it on my TBR list. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeletethanks for stopping by. It's unique, that's for sure.
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