Follow This Thread: A Maze Book to Get Lost In
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'Delightful, ingenious and beautifully designed' Philip Pullman 'Uniquely magical, each page offers new delights. Many books are described as 'journeys' but Follow This Thread really is one' Alan Connor 'Beautifully immaculate degree zero prose . . . a coherent and exhilarating experience' Greg Bright, the 'Maze King' Take an immersive journey into the labyrinthine world of mazes Labyrinths are as old as humanity, the proving grounds of heroes, the paths of pilgrims, symbols of spiritual rebirth and pleasure gardens for pure entertainment. Henry Eliot, co-author of the acclaimed Curiocity, leads us on a twisting journey through the world of mazes, real and imagined, unravelling our ancient, abiding relationship with them and exploring why they continue to fascinate us, from Kafka and Kubrick to the myth of the Minotaur and a quest to solve the disappearance of the legendary Maze King. Are you ready to step inside?
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picked it up from the library because the formatting intrigued me (there are pages that are turned upside down, to the side, etc, and this bright red thread leading through every page) and I didn't quite believe that it belonged in nonfiction. however, I now think that categorization was correct! I think I would have enjoyed an audiobook version of this, or a video version, far more than the book-ish edition, it's something, a topic, that I would've watched a video essay about (my obsession with hour+ youtube videos has re-surged) and felt more engaged with. But I felt in book form that the storyline was clunky, and it was difficult for me to go back and forth from general maze-talk to more mythology/Greek talk, with no real parameters. perhaps my rating was also affected by my current ability to focus, sinus pressure and multi-day migraines really do tear ya down, what can I say.
