Even when books are shipped as gifts? Hope not!

just read half the book in one sitting. it really is great - wonderful pictures, a lot of info I didn't know beforehand, and interesting commentary

don't want to spoil it for people who haven't read it, but just small details I never knew - like the fact that Banksy and his team tagged the waterfall truck themselves.  I always assumed they just rented a truck that was already tagged.  

Received mine today. Happy days! Had a quick look and it looks great. Good work Carnage!

Thanks guys! At least 2/3 of the orders have shipped, so books will be arriving everywhere soon. If you like the book help spread the word and tell someone about it (that is, someone who is not a member here or related to you). I also welcome any constructive criticism, feel free to PM me with your thoughts.

Carnage, I have just been informed by json that our books have arrived. Many thanks, very much appreciated.

Seemed like the writer got bored halfway through the book with both writing and the show. Little half assed near the end. Didnt really understand some parts for instance-

''just returned from shooting the assholes truck''

Nothing in the book we didnt already know. Good to have picture documentation though

#raiseshand

I still not received the book. I will check with you;)

Thanks Carnage...received it...read it...loved it

Just received the two books I ordered, thank you! Looks nice at first sight. Just wondered why you charged 40 Dollars Shipping for two Books as there s clearly a receipt on top of the package that shipping was actually 25 Dollars. But feel free to donate the 15 Dollar Surplus for the good cause...just saying...

I actually changed the store settings after the first few days to lower the shipping cost. The settings just aren't very granular and I had to cover packaging materials as well (which actually adds up quite a bit). If anyone wants a partial shipping refund email me at carnagenyc@gmail.com. 

Just finished reading the book, which took about hour to get through, and... damn I was underwhelmed. I really try and steer clear of posting negative comments about stuff people have put hard work in to, so here's to breaking my golden rule. Apologies in advance Ray!

I think I may have been expecting too much, the book was promoted as "... the ultimate companion to Banksy's month-long project..." and "... a comprehensive look at the impact Banksy's work had on New York... ", which unfortunately built up my expectations.

I may have been expecting more in-depth analysis, conversations/interviews with some of the other people seen at the locations (including interesting and random photos/comments from social media). But definitely more about Better Out Than In's discussion on street art and its commercialisation (this was touched on, but only a few sentences), referencing where Banksy has come from and what bought him to a nothing for sale show across NY. What I mean is, I think the context the show was born from is as important a discussion point as the individual pieces.

I will concede that the book is a "... first-hand day-by-day account of the residency..." with some interesting and surreal anecdotes by the author. And there are some interesting discussion about the dogging/buffing/stealing of the pieces, with regards to local writers, wall owners and locals.

By FAR the most interesting section of the book (for me) was the analysis of the piece This Is My New York Accent (do you see what I did there with capitals and lower case... if you haven't read the book it'll seem like I've totally lost it now) by the author of Flip The Script Christian Acker. It was a fascinating couple of paragraphs that has made me want to buy his book now!

One of the points that was highlighted in the book that I hadn't come across before was the Robbo (RIP) angle, from my understanding the author seemed to think a lot of the later enhancements to Banksy's pieces stemmed from the Robbo vs Banksy beef. Apologies if I'm completely off track here, but is that true?

Anyways, simply put, after finishing reading it I was just left wanting more, much much more.

Now if someone made a book from the Better Out Than In thread on here, combined with an eclectic and diverse range of photos and comments from social media, that would be interesting.

Cheers Carnage... you're right, your description of what the book is is spot on, one persons experience of the event.

I got totally the wrong end of the stick with the promotional blurb and thought it was going to be something it wasn't. Nay worries.

And for your information, being British my teeth are terrible... but I can get a tan