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But in college, despite the fact that I did not major in theatre, by some happenstance, I had occasion to take a very large number of acting classes. It’s what the infusion of this uncertainty added to depth to the character that I found absolutely delightful. Her ability to transform into different characters was absolutely stunning, and I really loved that she shared how these transformations made her feel. A fat teenager to the core, I always felt ungainly and out of place in social situations and I really didn't want people looking at me.
Brooks places the epicenter of the Bigfoot war in a high-tech hideaway populated by the kind of people you might find in a Jurassic Park franchise: the schmo who doesn’t know how to do much of anything but tries anyway, the well-intentioned bleeding heart, the know-it-all intellectual who turns out to know the wrong things, the immigrant with a tough backstory and an instinct for survival.I liked that the setting of this book was constantly changing, that created more intrigue to me, as a reader. You may find book reviews, chocolate sampling, adventures with squirrels, and a lot of tea drinking, happening here. So, the plot: Claire Wright is a 25-year-old British actress studying at the prestigious Actors Studio in New York that specialises in method acting: ‘Acting isn’t pretending.
Her father lifts her up, placing her feet on her elephant-trunk suitcase, and she sprawls across the counter, excited, as the manager issues the key cards, handing one to her with a smile. I, per usual, was ensconced backstage, stitching up snagged poodle skirts and buffing the scuffs off of T-birds jackets. Well, that was until hundreds (thousands) visited more recently to read my review of A Simple Favour by Darcey Bell – which I gather is being / has been made into a movie.She’s so determined to make the most of this second chance that she won’t let anything — even the fact that she’s broke as a joke — stop her. However, I still enjoyed the rest of the story, and I have to admit, I did end up Googling to find out more about “Les Fleurs du Mal” by Charles Baudelaire. It not only added to the suspense and broke up the novel a bit but it further aided to the excellent character development.
Delaney keeps you guessing the entire way through and whips out the ‘doubt card’ numerous times to throw the reader, and continued the build up of twists until we reach the most magnificent summit. It's a job with different rules from the usual of being an actress, but it requires the same skills and the same process.I sucked it up, donned a cloak of bravery and did the occasional monologue, as uncomfortable as it may have been. I mean, I like a darker psychological thriller as much as the next person, but so many people use the Gone Girl or The Girl on the Train comparisons that sometimes I start to question the validity of these claims and I’ve read a lot of thrillers lately and I just felt like I needed a little bit of a break from the pace of said novels. She has a background in foster homes and all that involves, or - probably more accurately - doesn't provide. Usually, it bothers me if I can’t connect with characters, but it didn’t irritate me as much as it normally would. Delaney uses the novel to explore the poems in some depth and I did find some of this quite unsettling.
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