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Joni Mitchell is one of the most celebrated artists of the last half century, and her landmark 1971 album, "Blue, " is one of her most beloved and revered works. Generations of people have come of age listening to the album, inspired by the way it clarified their own difficult emotions. Critics and musicians admire the idiosyncratic virtuosity of its compositions. "Will You Take Me As I Am" -- the first book about Joni Mitchell to include original interviews with her -- looks at "Blue" to explore the development of an extraordinary artist, the history of songwriting, and much more.In extensive conversations with Mitchell, Michelle Mercer heard firsthand about Joni's internal and external journeys as she composed the largely autobiographical albums of what Mercer calls her Blue Period, which lasted through the mid-1970s. Incorporating biography, memoir, reportage, criticism, and interviews into an illuminating narrative, Mercer moves beyond the "making of an album" genre to arrive at a new form of music writing.In 1970, Mitchell was living with Graham Nash in Laurel Canyon and had made a name for herself as a so-called folk singer notable for her soaring voice and skillful compositions. Soon, though, feeling hemmed in, she fled to the hippie cave community of Matala, Greece. Here and on further travels, her compositions were freshly inspired by the lands and people she encountered as well as by her own radically changing interior landscape. After returning home to record "Blue, " Mitchell retreated to British Columbia, eventually reemerging as the leader of a successful jazz-rock group and turning outward in her songwriting toward social commentary. Finally, a stint with Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue and a pivotal meeting with the Tibetan lama ChOgyam Trungpa prompted Mitchell's return to personal songwriting, which resulted in her 1976 masterpiece album, "Hejira."Mercer interlaces this fascinating account of Mitchell's Blue Period with meditations on topics related to her work, including the impact of landscape on music, the value of autobiographical songwriting for artist and listener, and the literary history of confessionalism. Mercer also provides rich analyses of Mitchell's creative achievements: her innovative manner of marrying lyrics to melody; her inventive, highly expressive chords that achieve her signature blend of wonder and melancholy; how she pioneered personal songwriting and, along with Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, brought a new literacy to the popular song. Fans will appreciate the previously unpublished photos and a coda of Mitchell's unedited commentary on the places, books, music, pastimes, and philosophies she holds dear.This utterly original book offers a unique portrait of a great musician and her remarkable work, as well as new perspectives on the art of songwriting itself.
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Joni Mitchell 《易经》 1967年Leonard Cohen把《易经》给了Joni。medicine wheel激发了她不少灵感。Joni把《易经》称为“lifelong companion” Alice Munro Joni和她感同身受，Alice Munro写的那些短篇小说，描述的那些童年回忆、家庭聚会等等都是Joni经历却没像Munro那样细腻...
评分Joni Mitchell 《易经》 1967年Leonard Cohen把《易经》给了Joni。medicine wheel激发了她不少灵感。Joni把《易经》称为“lifelong companion” Alice Munro Joni和她感同身受，Alice Munro写的那些短篇小说，描述的那些童年回忆、家庭聚会等等都是Joni经历却没像Munro那样细腻...
评分Joni Mitchell 《易经》 1967年Leonard Cohen把《易经》给了Joni。medicine wheel激发了她不少灵感。Joni把《易经》称为“lifelong companion” Alice Munro Joni和她感同身受，Alice Munro写的那些短篇小说，描述的那些童年回忆、家庭聚会等等都是Joni经历却没像Munro那样细腻...
评分Joni Mitchell 《易经》 1967年Leonard Cohen把《易经》给了Joni。medicine wheel激发了她不少灵感。Joni把《易经》称为“lifelong companion” Alice Munro Joni和她感同身受，Alice Munro写的那些短篇小说，描述的那些童年回忆、家庭聚会等等都是Joni经历却没像Munro那样细腻...
评分Joni Mitchell 《易经》 1967年Leonard Cohen把《易经》给了Joni。medicine wheel激发了她不少灵感。Joni把《易经》称为“lifelong companion” Alice Munro Joni和她感同身受，Alice Munro写的那些短篇小说，描述的那些童年回忆、家庭聚会等等都是Joni经历却没像Munro那样细腻...
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这本书的故事情节简直是跌宕起伏，让我一口气读完，根本停不下来。作者的叙事功力深厚，笔触细腻，对人物内心的刻画入木三分。每一个角色的转变都显得那么自然而真实，让人在阅读过程中仿佛能感同身受他们的喜怒哀乐。尤其是主角在面对困境时的挣扎与坚持，那种不屈不挠的精神深深地打动了我。整个故事的节奏把握得恰到好处，高潮迭起，又在关键时刻留有余白，引人深思。读完之后，心中久久不能平静，那种被故事力量震撼的感觉，实在难以言喻。这本书不仅仅是一个故事，更像是一次深入灵魂的对话，让我对生活、对人性有了更深层次的理解。
评分这是一本充满了哲思和人文关怀的杰作。作者的文字功底毋庸置疑，其遣词造句之间流淌着一种沉静而深邃的力量。它不追求快节奏的感官刺激，而是侧重于挖掘人物行为背后的复杂动机和时代背景的影响。书中对社会现象的剖析，角度新颖，切中肯綮，让人不得不停下来反复揣摩其中的深意。我特别欣赏作者那种不加评判、客观叙述的态度，将选择的权利完全交给了读者，引导我们自己去构建对世界的认知。对于喜欢深度阅读，热衷于探讨人生意义的读者来说，这本书绝对是一份不可多得的精神食粮。它像一面镜子，照见了我们自身，也照见了我们所处的时代。
评分说实话，我一开始对这本书的期待值并没有那么高，毕竟现在市面上类似题材的书籍太多了。但从翻开第一页开始，我就被那种独特的叙事腔调吸引住了。它不是那种铺陈华丽辞藻的写作方式，反而带着一种近乎口语化的亲切感，却又能精准地击中情感的要害。那种娓娓道来的感觉，像一位老友在深夜里与你促膝长谈，分享那些不为人知的秘密和挣扎。书中对日常细节的捕捉尤其到位，正是这些微不足道的片段，共同构建了一个宏大而真实的命运图景。读完之后，我感觉自己的情感阈值似乎被拓宽了，对“普通”生活中的“不普通”之处有了全新的体悟。
评分这本书的结构设计堪称精妙，它采用了非线性叙事的手法，将过去与现在、现实与回忆交织在一起，形成了一张复杂而又逻辑严密的网。起初阅读时需要集中十二分的注意力来梳理时间线，但这正是阅读的乐趣所在——每一次理清头绪，都像解开了一个精妙的谜团。作者在不同的叙事视角之间切换自如，让每一个人物的形象都立体饱满，没有绝对的善恶之分，只有被环境塑造成型的挣扎者。这种叙事上的创新，极大地增强了故事的层次感和张力，让读者在跟随故事发展的同时，也在积极地参与到叙事的构建过程中。
评分从艺术性上来说，这本书达到了一个非常高的水准。作者的语言风格自成一派，富有音乐性和画面感。我可以清晰地想象出故事发生的那些场景，无论是阴郁潮湿的巷弄，还是阳光明媚的田野，都通过文字跃然纸上，仿佛身临其境。尤其是对人物内心独白的处理，那种细腻到近乎残忍的真实，让人既感到震撼又感到一丝慰藉——原来，我们所有的不安和迷茫，都被如此深刻地理解和书写了出来。这本书的后劲很大，它不像那些看完就忘的娱乐读物，它会在你生活的缝隙里，时不时地跳出来，提醒你那些关于成长、关于选择的沉重议题。绝对值得反复品味和收藏。
评分the author was lack of confidence, the review was kinda of like literary essay. yet still well-searched and carefully-structured.
评分the author was lack of confidence, the review was kinda of like literary essay. yet still well-searched and carefully-structured.
评分the author was lack of confidence, the review was kinda of like literary essay. yet still well-searched and carefully-structured.
评分the author was lack of confidence, the review was kinda of like literary essay. yet still well-searched and carefully-structured.
评分the author was lack of confidence, the review was kinda of like literary essay. yet still well-searched and carefully-structured.
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