I really loved how music was integrated into this weeks
reading. Both the music and the art styles seemed to twist and flow together in
one moment of nonlinear expression. It’s like you could feel the culture of the
time, dripping out of its conventional constraints through any and every available
crack or gap. The religious experience of Phillip K Dick, was really intense. I've heard a few people talk about his experience before, but had never realized
that it was centered on Christianity. I also really enjoyed some of the
underground stories and art styles in the Mothers Oats Comix. The pinnacle of
this particular reading experience was listening to In-a-gadda-da-vida, while
flipping through “The Dope Dealer”. I also really appreciated the diversity of
style and storytelling, in “Gay Comix”. It was pretty awesome hearing about
different things people had experienced, and seeing the individual ways they wrote
about and expressed those experiences.
A Contract With God A powerful work of storytelling. Even with how little it visually showed and verbally explained about that time period, the simple yet effective storytelling techniques shed a powerful light into the world of the thirties. The layout and information on each page stayed true to the essential items needed to convey the story at hand, while the expressions and designs of each character involved were perfectly fitted to that characters particular nature. The flow of the stories themselves was also really interesting. It starts off very regal and true, then gradually starts to slip down into degradation, whizzing past horrible defiling moments, building up into this final orgiastic climax, and then finally ending with one boy “Willie” standing on the edge of his balcony, pausing after being given his new set of family expectations, and reflecting on all that happened over the summer. Blankets I love how expressive and powerful Thompson...
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