Wow, that was spooky.
Finalists for the PEN Literary Awards, so many choices to add to TBR list! Winners to be announced 3/2🌟 https://pen.org/literary-awards/announcing-the-2023-pen-america-literary-awards-...
Finalists for the PEN Literary Awards, so many choices to add to TBR list! Winners to be announced 3/2🌟 https://pen.org/literary-awards/announcing-the-2023-pen-america-literary-awards-...
I finished this and have no idea on how to rate it. A group of people, some know each other, some doesn‘t, sign up for an acting class. The first four classes are free. To me it seems like the class takes over their life. Some of the characters were drawn very similar so I found it hard to separate them.
Acting Class was a deeply unsettling read. I‘m not sure I completely “got it”, but I also tore through it in one sitting. I think this is one I‘ll want to keep on my shelves to revisit in a few years, to see if I get any new/different insights from it. Full review: https://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/acting-class-nick-drnaso/
I know Drnaso‘s style isn‘t everyone‘s cup of tea, but this graphic novel really worked for me (as did his previous, Sabrina). Dark and unsettling. Here we follow a group of strangers seeking change and battling their demons (insecurity, trauma, loneliness, mental illness) in a free acting class. The improv exercises lead to some strange places.
I‘ll link Granta‘s “The Making of Acting Class” video in the comments. Worth a watch.
So excited to have Drnaso‘s latest graphic novel ready to pick-up from the library today! I thought Sabrina was excellent so can‘t wait to try more of his work.
#libraryhaul