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[Agonistes]

just got mine dropped off by the fedex guy.  it's smaller than i expected; in the pictures with amanda it looks huge...of course, when i hear 'coffee table book' i think of something you can club someone to death with, because i have a huge coffee table, lol.

i can't wait to open it, but i had to post and crow about it first.  it's really a nice-looking thing.  i love the texture of the jacket.  splee!

[colordeaf]

D'aw, I'm dissapointed that so many of you haven't gotten the book yet D:

I got mine dropped off on my doorstep. There are some surprises inside...

[stallionbreaker]

it's smaller than i expected; in the pictures with amanda it looks huge...

I expected it to be larger as well, but I suppose I also sort of expected Amanda to be less slight than she is which could account for it looking large in comparison. I haven't received mine yet, but I saw the one they auctioned off in NY. Hoping today's the day (and continuing to hope that every day is the day )!

[lentower]

i don't have mine yet,
but saw the copy on display @ the nyc and cambridge show

needs a colophon and full photo credits,
but beyond that,
incredible

There are photo credits next to every shot... And your url sucks.

burn.

Hey! It's not a URL! Just sayin!

i was joking, i do like your bluntness though

mass is the queen of directness

url fixed in original post, & here
colophon

when i get my own copy,
i'll look closer for the photo credits

i didn't notice them in the nyc/cambridge copy
almost certainly just me being super wiped out
admist dim venue lighting

[Haushinka]

I can't afford it!

[dane]

yeah im waitin too

i bet it never comes

[Hayley Fiasco!]

I'll be very sad if I do not receive it this week

[lentower]

fed ex dropped mine off today about noon
(the dust jacket got a little curled in shipping
 not a bfd)

the book is still gorgeous and wunderfull

looking fwd to spending detailed time with it all
such a superstar collaboration among zillions of people

[Shanneeen]

waitin for mine... im excited for it 

[nottheonethatscrazy]

Mine is upside down and backwards.
Keeping it, though.

[anotfrombamagrl]

I've had mine for a few day now. Its an absolute masterpiece. Beth fucking astounds me, as she lay-ed all this out so painstakingly beautiful for us. I am almost most appreciative to her, above all others.  But collectively its an awe inspiring collaboration of so much for serious talent. I learned that I am still much predictable in my taste. I did the stereotypical quick glance through after careful removal of jacket. I feel in love with the same colorfully vivid and humorously dark prints of three artists again and again, my favorites of those: the cue balls by Lauren Goldberg, the word puzzles by Regis Hertrich, or one that took me by suprise as a favorite: Beth Hommel's old time photo and Polaroid collection. (I really heart that one for reasons I haven't tried to sort out yet...). But thats just me, proving I'm predictable in my taste. The whole thing is just yummy delicious art for days. Everything Neil touches is gold. It always has been. I've had him in my life longer than Amanda. I'm glad she was golden before she met him. But the combination of the two is a creative force I anticipate to be one hell of a genius tornado. Especially with the talent that seems to surround them as friends and family. Anywho. It took forever, but my opinion. Bloody well worth the wait! I enjoy it, thats really all that matters,it made me smile to get it. I have enjoyed pouring through it in little sections. I have contacted the friends who really hate Amanda's music but love her art (and I kinda understand their thoughts there, but I'm pretty amazed by both) and I have been toting the book over for others to pour over in amazement. My little young one of the commune house, an acoustic guitar maker by trade, had never heard of her, but in the last week, has become quite the closest-ed follower amongst his metal head friends. It touches people differently too. Even myself. I HATE the picture of her hanging and the boy in the swing. Abhor it. I like the fact that it is a stunning enough image to arouse that emotion in me. It is amazing to watch the looks of horror, fascination, where's  (for the little details), smiling, giggling, sheer disgust, appreciation, lust, etc go over peoples faces as they read through and look at that book. It is an incredible piece. Congratulations and many thanks to everyone who had a hand in it.

[Agonistes]

it's fairly impressive as a picture book, but photography has never been something that interested me more than what people can do with their hands and brains.  i wish there had been more of neil gaiman's work, though.  i didn't so much read it as flip through in about ten minutes.  it's a beautiful book, but i guess am not sure what i expected.  maybe i'm looking for the whole 'who killed amanda palmer' game to make more sense to me, and it doesn't.  maybe it was my prior disappointment in the LOFNOTC shirt, which was completely awesome, but printed on a shirt so flimsy i ripped a seam open when i removed it from the package, and another one when i put it on.  not that i was planning to wear it much, but for comparison, i have a b-52's shirt i've had for twenty years and crawled around in caves while wearing.  i wouldn't wear this shirt to a medium-energy rave; i would doubtlessly leave without it.

i'm not sure if my current mental state is keeping me from enjoying things as much as i thought i should, or if it was just wasn't worth the wait (to me). 


i'm even timid about putting this post up, since everyone seems to be enjoying their copies so much.  even my roommates, both major fans, haven't yet asked to look at it beyond the initial glance they took of it when i opened it. 

[stallionbreaker]

I think it's beautifully done, and am totally satisfied with the book. It feels like an art project collaboration of people who had fun with the idea rather than an Art Book For Looking At While Waiting. I haven't been waiting since last August, though, so that might have changed my perspective. Honestly, I wasn't that taken with the idea of the book until I saw the advance copy in person at a show a couple months back.

I love the design of the book, and think Beth did a phenomenal job with that aspect. Some of the images are really striking. I particularly like the "beautiful nature" shots with a dead Amanda as an afterthought at the bottom. The hanging swingset photo also floors me in a way I like (I wouldn't say I hate it, though, more that I'm in awe of the image).

I do feel like it's a thing to figure out. And to look at again and again.

[nottheonethatscrazy]

but i guess am not sure what i expected.

I agree with you about being a little disappointed.
I expected more [and longer] stories.
I also expected it to be a bigger book.

[indeciSEAN]

but i guess am not sure what i expected.

I agree with you about being a little disappointed.
I expected more [and longer] stories.
I also expected it to be a bigger book.

I expected it to be shorter than it is, actually...
So, that said...if you would've gotten this back in September/October do you think you'd be disappointed with the length or do you think maybe it was bitterness boiling up?