Resistance

I had a passionate love affair with Tori Amos when I first discovered her….hundreds…and I mean HUNDREDS of dollars chasing down bootlegs and discontinued singles and LP’s. My passion for her has waned over the years, but she still occupies a special corner in my heart. I’m not sure what I was expecting while reading this book. Tori’s mind is so creative and buzzing that she jumps from subject to subject on the turn of a dime, and sometimes leaves you going back over paragraphs to see if you missed anything. I don’t think it added anything to her mythos or her political stance, but instead, gave a glancing look at her creative process. Really and truly only for the die-hard Ears with Feet out there.

If you’re a die-hard Tori Amos fan, odds are you’ll love this book. She gets very personal recounting her family history and musical career, her interactions with fans, and the meaning behind her songs. But if you’re a casual fan or not too familiar with her music and career, you may be left scratching your head. Tori wants to help fellow musicians who may be struggling with inspiration and creating music, but she gets in her own way. She writes that the Muses from ancient Greek mythology are alive and well, mysteriously appearing and speaking to her. While this makes for a fascinating tale, it doesn’t really help the average musician who believes a muse is simply that which inspires them, be it a person, place, event, or work of art, and not some supernatural entity waking them up in the middle of the night and taking them for a walk. It would be nice if Tori was merely using artistic license to make her points, but one gets the feeling she actually believes her encounters with ancient Muses are really happening.

Tori Amos’ new book Resistance is absolutely perfection. Even non Tori fans would enjoy it. It’s beautifully written, empowering, moving, political, spiritual, magical, filled with tools we can use to navigate these strange times and so much more. I can’t find the words to describe how amazing it is. My husband and I read it out loud the other night from cover to cover. There’s an audio book version that she reads. I’ll probably buy that too, it was that frigging good that I already want to hear her read it. 5 out of 5 stars!!!

This is the book that I have been waiting for and Tori does not disappoint. I love how she lists specific songs, gives background into the origins of that song and successfully describes how the song relates to past and current events.

I do not know if I will buy any future books directly from Amazon though. Although the book cover seems to be made of material that Is hard to smudge, the book that I received had several smudges (possibly grease or wax) on it. When I requested an exchange, they were prompt in both their response and shipment of a replacement book, however, the replacement book that I received also had the same type of smudges as the first (with in fact more smudges).

Having been a great admirer and fan of Tori since the first time I heard her in 1992, I have gained great insight and strength from her words and actions. Her second book is an important expose on what was being thought and felt during a time when we all realized that the things we had long taken for granted were not at all assured. All people, men and women, liberal and conservative, should read this book and take the time to honestly examine what their values are and if those in power truly exemplify them.

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