The Razor's Edge is great.

It's so rare to see even a mention of a book that isn't being whored in the publicist meatgrinder. New is better. Maybe not. Now that's reinventing the book review. It's great to see someone who would dare devote even an inch of media space to work that might not be on one of publishing's sacred "lists." I am sick and tired and bored of their "lists" sooo like get a life, publishing. The editors and the publicists wouldn't know a great book if one took a dump on their dog and pony show. This is a great book. By a great writer. Dear Ms Editor and Ms. Manolo Blahnik: Put that in your stupid list and smoke it. http://le-too.blogspot.com Tim Barrus, Amsterdam

What I liked about this book isn't what it said. It was what it didn't say. What we need are more publishing, blogging, writing, journalism, editorial ho-hum, yadayadayada rules and regulations issued by the disingenuous (maybe they're just dull and ignorant) suits; ARE YOU committing one of creativity's ten most common sins (always put your best foot forward and remember that people are judging you night and day day and night by the ties you wear). It's getting real difficult to find anything that seriously looks at creativity that isn't actually addressing the number of hits some idiot on the Internet gets or how many Twitter friends follow them (what, off a cliff) and courageously has anything to say about the "marketplace." It's getting real difficult to find books that aren't created by, for, and about the suits. Especially the BY part. The Manolo girls are still the suits. They are more the suits than the suits. I hear Manolo Blahnik is writing a how-too book on creativity. His agent will get him a big fat advance from the clamoring girls. I would argue that the "begging bowl of the Buddha" is usually empty and stupid as a publicist's pretty little head. What is creative is compelled to be what sells, right. Buddha would gag himself with a pair of high heels. When we do find something creative that exists outside the suit box, it's usually an accident. The reader and the consumer are only there and border on the irrelevant -- a traitorous concept in this culture. Everything has to be ABOUT them. Or it isn't real. It can't have impact or stick. Real creativity eludes them. Most people aren't searching for their inner genius. Why bother. They're just shopping. http://le-too.blogspot.com Tim Barrus, Amsterdam