On Connection
TLDR: “Vague and odd, but short”
This book didn’t make sense, but it was only about 100 pages. I read this after Lost in Thought, and it was just as pointless, but this was way shorter (it’s only 100 or so pages, and the dimensions are tiny – not a lot of words on each page).
It’s just kind of free-association, stream-of-consciousness thoughts about performing. The author is a UK-based rapper and a spoken word poet. (He’s a trans-man, and so you’ll find a lot of YouTube videos under the name “Kate Tempest.” I watched some of his post-transition stuff, and he has some absolute bangers out there. Also, one of his tracks is a duet with himself from when he identified as female, which is a pretty unique idea.)
Is there anything actionable here? No, I don’t think so. It seems to be some form of self-therapy.
The title sort of promises that if you connect with other people, that will help your creativity, which I get. Towards the end, the author talks about his experience performing and how it helps him to concentrate on real people and real life – it grounds him and calms him down.
And that’s about it. There’s just not a lot to go on here.
(Although, it did have a praise quote from Flea, the bassist from Red Hot Chili Peppers, which I thought was fascinating. I don’t know why I’m so surprised that these two people know each other.)
I bought this at a little bookshop in Berlin, from a very small section of English language books.
Book Data
- Author
- Kae Tempest
- Year
- Pages
- 144
- Acquired
- Not recorded
- Open Library
- OL25805809W
- I have read this book. According to my records, I completed it on .
- A softcover copy of this book is currently in my home library.