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Maria Cornejo
It’s a classic. I used to read a lot of books when I was a kid and there are very few that you remember the way I remember this book.
View Maria Cornejo's Top 10 Favorite BooksJohn Irving
Melville's Moby-Dick - particularly, Queequeg and his coffin/life buoy - taught me that foreshadow is the storytelling companion to fate.
View John Irving's Top 10 Favorite BooksLaurie Anderson
Melville is master of the jump cut. I fell in love with this book. The words were songs, the flow embraced the way we actually think. Backtracking, looping, jumping. But here’s a tip: if you’re thinking of making a multimedia opera from your favorite book, don’t do it! I tried it and didn’t have the nerve to rough it up. I never took off the white gloves. So obviously it didn’t work out.
View Laurie Anderson's Top 10 Favorite BooksRobert Longo
The great American epic. America’s genetic code. I found great inspiration in this book for my work. Melville is our foremost oracle.
View Robert Longo's Top 10 Favorite BooksMaria Cornejo
It’s a classic. I used to read a lot of books when I was a kid and there are very few that you remember the way I remember this book.
View Maria Cornejo's Top 10 Favorite Books