Name: The Secret History of Twin Peaks
ISBN: 9781447293859

Mark Frost

The Secret History of Twin Peaks enlarges the world of the original series, placing the unexplained phenomena that unfolded there into a vastly layered, wide-ranging history, beginning with the journals of Lewis and Clark and ending with the shocking events that closed the finale. The perfect way to get in the mood for the upcoming Showtime series.

The Secret History of Twin Peaks

From the co-creator of the landmark series, the story millions of fans have been waiting to get their hands on for 25 long years. The Secret History of Twin Peaks enlarges the world of the original series, placing the unexplained phenomena that unfolded there into a vastly layered, wide-ranging history, beginning with the journals of Lewis and Clark and ending with the shocking events that closed the finale. The perfect way to get in the mood for the upcoming Showtime series.

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Patrick Book

So hard to describe, but a really interesting way to put some explanation to some of the mysticism of the show. I wonder if it well temper my enjoyment of the reboot though.

Laura

The fun I had reading this book is on par with the fun I had reading Illuminae. I'm not going to summarize it like I usually do because it's one of those books where I would only recommend if you are a fan of Twin Peaks or at least familiar with the original show. I don't think you necessarily have to watch Fire Walk With Me- I didn't and I was able to follow along pretty well- and you don't have to be in to the new series to read it, either. The new series couldn't hold my interest as well as the original show did- not to mention I kept feeling depressed every time the police station, the Bang Bang Bar, or the Double R showed up on screen- so I kind of dropped it. Though, again, if you have no idea what Twin Peaks is, don't read this book. You will end up confused and probably completely turned off by the idea of the show. I mean, the book isn't perfect and there were some strange continuity errors between the book and the show, but I'm fine with it. I only gave it an 4 out of 5 because, again, it's no work of literature, or hell, even a real book, it's a companion piece (not a fanwork, thank God, since it's written by Mark Frost so I assume everything in it is canon- if you care about stuff like that) to a show I happen to adore. Also, I couldn't stop smiling every time a character I loved showed up and it's even narrated (The Archivist, I mean, not the agent) by one of my favorite characters in the show. The Archivist, by the way, is actually pretty easy to figure out since that character has a very distinctive way of speaking and it's mimicked extremely well here. As not into aliens as I am, it was a fun, light read that occasionally made my head spin the way it does after watching too much David Lynch.

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