2.15.2007
House Lights / Leah Hager Cohen / W.W. Norton / July 2007
This was an enjoyable read.
The story is about a girl, Beatrice, going through a coming of age transition. Instead of going to college as her parents, both psychologists, wish her to, she decides to pursue acting. She contacts her grandmother, who has some notoriety in the theater, and who has been estranged from them for some time. This sets her on a journey she didn't really expect, though.
What I like is that, as she finds out about and tries to cope with her family's dirty little secrets, her character deepens proportionately. Beatrice is written in a very real, highly accessible way. She gropes in the dark for a way forward in her life. She makes choices, she regrets choices, she tries to fix but doesn't know how.
I read the book in a few days.
The story is about a girl, Beatrice, going through a coming of age transition. Instead of going to college as her parents, both psychologists, wish her to, she decides to pursue acting. She contacts her grandmother, who has some notoriety in the theater, and who has been estranged from them for some time. This sets her on a journey she didn't really expect, though.
What I like is that, as she finds out about and tries to cope with her family's dirty little secrets, her character deepens proportionately. Beatrice is written in a very real, highly accessible way. She gropes in the dark for a way forward in her life. She makes choices, she regrets choices, she tries to fix but doesn't know how.
I read the book in a few days.
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