Maria Popova rave. Interesting topic, fascinating subjects, decent writing, a little too much breathless use of core theme to explain every small action and event in Cage's wanderings. Didn't read all the way through because it was more detail than I cared to know, but an interesting and insightful book for anyone interested in John Cage and his social circle and the principles driving his work. ( )

Loving the Seattle/PNW stories but needed to set the book aside for other, more personally compelling reads. I'd like to pick this up when I have more time to read it a little at a time.

3.5. Greatly appreciated the fact that Larson went beyond just mentioning that Buddhism (and other religious thought) influenced Cage et al, and showed *how* it did. ( )