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Created with pencil and ink, with photographs in the illustrator’s note showing the work in progress, the full-page art is visually captivating and enhanced with texture—lines, splatters, blotting—both complementing and extending the text.
A question gets asked, a void is created, and the mind – like a vacuum – works to fill that void with an answer almost instantaneously. If you can get people to admit honest answers you may find yourselves surprised to learn knew things about the people you know. Sixty of the original 316 questions penned by the inimitable Chilean poet Pablo Neruda perch on vibrant landscapes solo, in pairs, or in trilling triplets. And the best part of this edition is how it includes the original lines in Spanish alongside the English text, paying homage to Neruda's work in its full package. The never-endingly interesting topic of sex- Would you be willing to give up sex for a year if you knew it would give you a much deeper sense of peace than you now have?There’s much for any age to ponder in this lavishly illustrated English/Spanish anthology that relishes questions with uncertain answers.
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They're questions that probe your values and beliefs, hopping between hypotheticals and your life observations, from finance to piety to pure implausibility. I would love to take each question weekly and really spend some time pondering and recording my thoughts.
Would you feel more handicapped by losing the use of all motorised vehicles, all telecommunications devices and computers, or your nondominant hand? Employing a black, green, red, and yellow palette, Valdivia’s artwork feels as dark and mysterious as Neruda’s questions. Chilean artist Valdivia’s stylized artwork, executed predominantly in blues, reds, and yellows against black or white backgrounds, feels grounded in folk-art traditions. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Elegantly designed with many bonus gatefolds, the pages include humorous inquiries such as, “Why, when expecting snow,/ do trees take off their clothes?It's a book that can be used as an avenue for personal growth, a tool for deepening relationships, a way to get to know someone quickly, or simply as a fun way to pass the time on long car trips. Kevin Kelly, Senior Maverick at Wired and author of What Technology Wants remarked, “Your answers to these questions will help us decide what humans should be. If you caught your father holding hands with another woman and he asked you not to tell your mother, what would you do? and often beautiful: “So, how do roots know/ they must rise up to the light// And later greet the air with crowds of colorful flowers?
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