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Room to Dream

Written by: David Lynch, Kristine McKenna
Narrated by: David Lynch, Kristine McKenna
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Publisher's Summary

An unprecedented look into the personal and creative life of the visionary auteur David Lynch, through his own words and those of his closest colleagues, friends, and family - adapted by David Lynch from the print book especially for this audio program.

In this unique hybrid of biography and memoir, David Lynch opens up for the first time about a life lived in pursuit of his singular vision, and the many heartaches and struggles he’s faced to bring his unorthodox projects to fruition. Lynch’s lyrical, intimate, and unfiltered personal reflections riff off biographical sections written by close collaborator Kristine McKenna and based on more than 100 new interviews with surprisingly candid ex-wives, family members, actors, agents, musicians, and colleagues in various fields who all have their own takes on what happened. 

Room to Dream is a landmark book that offers a one-time all-access pass into the life and mind of one of our most enigmatic and utterly original living artists. 

With insights into . . . 

  • Eraserhead
  • The Elephant Man
  • Dune
  • Blue Velvet
  • Wild at Heart
  • Twin Peaks
  • Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
  • Lost Highway
  • The Straight Story
  • Mulholland Drive
  • INLAND EMPIRE
  • Twin Peaks: The Return

Adapted for audio.

©2018 David Lynch and Kristine McKenna (P)2018 Random House Audio

What the critics say

“Insightful...an impressively industrious and comprehensive account of Lynch’s career.” (The New York Times Book Review)

“A memorable portrait of one of cinema’s great auteurs...provides a remarkable insight into [David] Lynch’s intense commitment to the ‘art life.’” (The Guardian

“This is the best book by and about a movie director since Elia Kazan’s A Life (1988) and Michael Powell’s A Life in Movies (1986). But Room to Dream is more enchanting or appealing than those classics.... What makes this book endearing is its chatty, calm account of how genius in America can be a matter-of-fact defiance of reality that won’t alarm your dog or save mankind. It’s the only way to dream in so disturbed a country.” (San Francisco Chronicle

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it's good

always a pleasure to listen to David tell stories. 10/10 would listen to a 30 hour version.

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difficult and a little boring; didn't finish

As much as I like the format, it's as difficult as a Lynch film to finish. It becomes a venue for name-dropping that just didn't keep me interested and I found I had to take 5 or 6 days off between chapters. His films sure get you thinking but the book became boring after he moves to California.

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Insightful and enigmatic

A lot of insight from the man himself and those who knew him. His life and the art he creates is very enigmatic. From what would appear to be a relatively normal upbringing he conjures up darkly inspired cinema and art like a magician pulling a rabbit out of a hat. Something from nothing. Although the Philadelphia years definitely helped in that department.

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Marvellous Mr. Lynch

On of the most inspiring biographies and perhaps one the best use of format. Lynch’s additional amusing details make an interesting bio into a magical telling of story of someone’s life around a fire.

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Delightful!

His voice (and words) is so soothing and I LOVED how his parts weren’t restricted: rambling thoughts. The perfect blend between audiobook and podcast.

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Lynch narration is wonderful

I was going to read a physical copy of this book until I heard he narrates his chapters in this audio version. It’s the way to go!!

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