Rather good
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I bought this book to help with my dissertation on Twin Peaks. It deals with Lynch's films in seperate chapters (eg. Blue Velvet in one, Wild at Heart in another, etc) which I thought was a good idea. This would be useful if you were looking to reseach all of Lynch's work - not so good if you're only researching a couple of his works (like myself). I found the Twin Peaks theory to be of little use. However, the stuff on Lynch himself is spot on - as interesting as it is useful. When evaluating the text, however, it must be pointed out that the author's feminist bias is evident throughout. Many of the points lean towards a feminist perspective, though it may not strike the reader immediately. This lack of objectivity I feel lets the book down. The author also fails to draw on other available research to back up/counter-argue her claims, which really is necessary to put her arguments into perspective. Nevertheless, the Lynch info is top notch (probably due to the fact Nomchimson interviewed Lynch several times). If you find a feminist reading of Lynch's work interesting/useful, may I also recommend Nomchimson's essay in Lavery's "full of secrets", which you'll find to be in a similar vein to this text.
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The best full coverage of Lynch's productions
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Before writing my dissertation on Lynch I bought six books for inspiration. Amongst these were Hughes, David: The Complete Lynch and Kaleta, Kenneth C.: David Lynch. Nochimson's The Passion of David Lynch was by far the best of the six I bought.
Nochimson makes precise interesting analysis using both feminin, Freudian, Jungian and other angles.
The only piece I have found on Lynch which has more depth and bite is Zizeks "The Art of the Ridiculous Sublime", which is just amazing.
I strongly recommend you buy this book - both for academic purposes and for general insight.
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Don't waste your time/money on this one
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Boring. Pointless. Weak. The author struggles to make some kind of point in this book, unfortunately, neither she nor the reader can figure out what it is. She tries to "get" what Lynch is about, and fails miserably, as is evident in her interviews with him. This is a poor choice for academics, an even poorer choice for fans.
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