Floor Sample
by Julia Cameron
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Author: Julia CameronEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Published)
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Published: 2007-04-19
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: Tarcher
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Book Review: Good memoir but not about becoming an artist
Summary: 3 Stars
I enjoyed this book. The author was very open about her struggles in life and how she overcame them time and time again. She often overcame struggles through sheer determination and her love of writing. I loved how she found and surrounded herself with people who were honest, motivational, supportive and challenged her. I choose to read this book based on the description on the back saying "...a journey that many of us who work in the arts recognize-that of becoming an artist." This was the reason I rated the book as ok; it wasn't about becoming an artist. She did become an artist through her life but that didn't seem to be a challenge for her. All too often her art came to her quickly and easily, almost too easily; even the author had trouble accepting it. The book focused more on her alcoholism, mental challenges and restlessness.
Summary of Floor Sample
An unflinching memoir by the woman who has helped thousands of people uncover their creative inspiration.In Floor Sample, the author of the international bestseller The Artist's Way weaves an honest and moving portrayal of her life. From her early career as a writer for Rolling Stone magazine and her marriage to Martin Scorsese, to her tortured experiences with alcohol and Hollywood, Julia Cameron reflects in this engaging memoir on the experiences in her life that have fueled her own art as well as her ability to help others realize their creative dreams. She also describes the fascinating circumstances that led her to emerge as a central figure in the creative recovery movement-a movement that she inaugurated and defined with the publication of her seminal work, The Artist's Way.
Julia Cameron is a passionate and wry observer of the world, and her account of her life as a self-described "floor sample" for all she teaches in her brilliant books on creativity will surprise, entertain, and inspire all her many fans as well as anyone interested in an absorbing literary memoir.
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