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My Review of Secrets of an Old Typewriter.. by Susie Duncan Sexton
5.0 out of 5 stars
"ROBERT FULGHUM WITH A KNIFE IN HER BOOT"
My fix in all things art is CONTRAST..dark and light, sun and moon, life and death..I search for flowers among the garbage and garbage among the flowers....there is no beauty without ugliness and no joy without suffering.. and somewhere in the middle is the truth..encompassing all of these elements..."Secrets of an old Typewriter" by Susie Duncan Sexton is TRUTH...the essence of High Art....
Raised in a small town, in the Midwest, Ms. Sexton was set up for what one would call.."an unremarkable life".. But this twisting telling work is the story of one woman who sought and fought to be better than the often stoic and narrow-minded white bread bastion of freedomless thinkers...chock full of romantic reminders of a time I long for...when my parents were young...soda fountains and knee socks...howdy doody, innocence, and truly legendary icons of our former culture...It is vastly entertaining...I savored every word like a delicious meal...
entranced...transported...
But nostalgia is only one element, a devout Vegan (believe me it's not easy to get your heart and stomach in the same place) A christian with a seeking and questioning nature (the only true christians in my mind)...and (closest to my heart)...a tireless freedom fighter for animal rights...Ms. Sexton is a prime example of The most successful type of human being...a teacher, the noblest of all professions, a Mother,(raising a Son who has followed in her footsteps and is leading a higher evolved existence), and now an exemplary and enlightened author..
I'm only a few decades younger...but I am a Rock and Roll musician and it is my job to maintain a youthful perspective...and I do not believe this is a book whose demographic is only grandma's and baby boomers...I would like to see this work of art be embraced by today's youth...as it is basically a guide to living a good and meaningful life..
Do not expect to be coddled..Susie could give a damn if you agree with her unique and sometimes abstract vision...she writes from the heart...from her gloriously beautiful soul..and that to me...is a rare quality these days...
Reading this book was a life changing experience for me...given the chance...regardless of age, creed or political views...It is my belief you will reap the same reward..
DAVID RAT..
"ROBERT FULGHUM WITH A KNIFE IN HER BOOT"
My fix in all things art is CONTRAST..dark and light, sun and moon, life and death..I search for flowers among the garbage and garbage among the flowers....there is no beauty without ugliness and no joy without suffering.. and somewhere in the middle is the truth..encompassing all of these elements..."Secrets of an old Typewriter" by Susie Duncan Sexton is TRUTH...the essence of High Art....
Raised in a small town, in the Midwest, Ms. Sexton was set up for what one would call.."an unremarkable life".. But this twisting telling work is the story of one woman who sought and fought to be better than the often stoic and narrow-minded white bread bastion of freedomless thinkers...chock full of romantic reminders of a time I long for...when my parents were young...soda fountains and knee socks...howdy doody, innocence, and truly legendary icons of our former culture...It is vastly entertaining...I savored every word like a delicious meal...
entranced...transported...
But nostalgia is only one element, a devout Vegan (believe me it's not easy to get your heart and stomach in the same place) A christian with a seeking and questioning nature (the only true christians in my mind)...and (closest to my heart)...a tireless freedom fighter for animal rights...Ms. Sexton is a prime example of The most successful type of human being...a teacher, the noblest of all professions, a Mother,(raising a Son who has followed in her footsteps and is leading a higher evolved existence), and now an exemplary and enlightened author..
I'm only a few decades younger...but I am a Rock and Roll musician and it is my job to maintain a youthful perspective...and I do not believe this is a book whose demographic is only grandma's and baby boomers...I would like to see this work of art be embraced by today's youth...as it is basically a guide to living a good and meaningful life..
Do not expect to be coddled..Susie could give a damn if you agree with her unique and sometimes abstract vision...she writes from the heart...from her gloriously beautiful soul..and that to me...is a rare quality these days...
Reading this book was a life changing experience for me...given the chance...regardless of age, creed or political views...It is my belief you will reap the same reward..
DAVID RAT..
