July 22, 2008

American Puppet Modernism: Essays on the Material World in Performance
by John Bell



I know this is about puppets; but, as one reviewer says, "we belittle puppets at our peril." Or, in the words of another: "The essays in American Puppet Modernism are a welcome addition to puppet research and writing." Though I'm sure this is a fine book, and puppetry is actually a fine art that deserves to have books written about it, let's be honest: puppets aren't things we generally take seriously. Doing so is funny. They're puppets.

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