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Review of Surviving Life As An Actor
[Following is a volunteer review of "Surviving Life As An Actor" by Jerry a. Greenberg.]
Jerry A. Greenberg's Surviving life as an actor follows the story of Marnie as she starts her path to become an actress at a drama school in LA. There, she will encounter the people who will become her comrades in the adventure.
Five artists become a support group while they are trying to succeed, in spite of: not having the standard looks for their chosen profession, not knowing anyone important and not coming from wealthy families to support their dream. As the years pass, things become harder for each one of these actors and writers who struggle to get an opportunity; desperation and frustration grow fast. Something radical must happen to change each of their lives that, for a while, seem hopeless. Maybe talent and desire will not be enough. We become part of the journey to find out what happens at the end of the road.
My favorite part of the book was the main character: Marnie. She's delightful, sweet and funny. Full of contradictions with a bit of insecurity about her appearance, but confident in her talent and personality, she’s a perfectionist, a dreamer, a talented girl. We see her good and her low points across the story. We like her, but we see her faults. I fell in love with her easily. I also liked that the rest of the characters are as exquisite as she; it doesn’t matter if they occupy an entire chapter or just one line, they are unique and beautiful. There is a life changing event that shakes up everyone and I can not mention it in detail, I'll just say it was well orchestrated and it woke up every emotion in my soul.
On the negative side, there's one character I think the book does not do justice to: Leo. He's part of the group of five that gets together in the journey to success. He is a talented, kind, selfless and tough character. He deserved a better development and ending; the one he has seems rushed and bittersweet. It feels like the writer didn’t want to be bothered with a complication.
I liked the book. Jerry A. Greenberg did a good job creating funny dialogues. The book has a good pace and characters you’ll like. I wanted to see Marnie and all of her friends triumph through every page. However, the second half of the book, considering there are more casualties than action, takes too long to tell. It was not good for the pace and I consider that this second half was not well edited, all the errors I found belong to that part of the book and were too close to each other.
Surviving life as an actor is not only about professional success. There's a tiny bit of romantic interest to add some sparkles into the story. I believe it's, most of all, about friendship and growth. It is an entertaining story with beautiful characters but, considering the second half of the book, I give it 3 out of 4 stars.
This book is for dreamers. I cried and laughed; and then I laughed some more. The sense of failure is very relatable for anyone who's ever chased a dream. The story hits reality for a bit, but in spite of that it is a feel good story. This is not an action story, there are no big gestures or imminent danger. I recommend it for people who like the closeness to real life, stories that lift you up; those that remind you: life bounces back and forth between pain and joy.
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Surviving Life As An Actor
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Jerry A. Greenberg's Surviving life as an actor follows the story of Marnie as she starts her path to become an actress at a drama school in LA. There, she will encounter the people who will become her comrades in the adventure.
Five artists become a support group while they are trying to succeed, in spite of: not having the standard looks for their chosen profession, not knowing anyone important and not coming from wealthy families to support their dream. As the years pass, things become harder for each one of these actors and writers who struggle to get an opportunity; desperation and frustration grow fast. Something radical must happen to change each of their lives that, for a while, seem hopeless. Maybe talent and desire will not be enough. We become part of the journey to find out what happens at the end of the road.
My favorite part of the book was the main character: Marnie. She's delightful, sweet and funny. Full of contradictions with a bit of insecurity about her appearance, but confident in her talent and personality, she’s a perfectionist, a dreamer, a talented girl. We see her good and her low points across the story. We like her, but we see her faults. I fell in love with her easily. I also liked that the rest of the characters are as exquisite as she; it doesn’t matter if they occupy an entire chapter or just one line, they are unique and beautiful. There is a life changing event that shakes up everyone and I can not mention it in detail, I'll just say it was well orchestrated and it woke up every emotion in my soul.
On the negative side, there's one character I think the book does not do justice to: Leo. He's part of the group of five that gets together in the journey to success. He is a talented, kind, selfless and tough character. He deserved a better development and ending; the one he has seems rushed and bittersweet. It feels like the writer didn’t want to be bothered with a complication.
I liked the book. Jerry A. Greenberg did a good job creating funny dialogues. The book has a good pace and characters you’ll like. I wanted to see Marnie and all of her friends triumph through every page. However, the second half of the book, considering there are more casualties than action, takes too long to tell. It was not good for the pace and I consider that this second half was not well edited, all the errors I found belong to that part of the book and were too close to each other.
Surviving life as an actor is not only about professional success. There's a tiny bit of romantic interest to add some sparkles into the story. I believe it's, most of all, about friendship and growth. It is an entertaining story with beautiful characters but, considering the second half of the book, I give it 3 out of 4 stars.
This book is for dreamers. I cried and laughed; and then I laughed some more. The sense of failure is very relatable for anyone who's ever chased a dream. The story hits reality for a bit, but in spite of that it is a feel good story. This is not an action story, there are no big gestures or imminent danger. I recommend it for people who like the closeness to real life, stories that lift you up; those that remind you: life bounces back and forth between pain and joy.
******
Surviving Life As An Actor
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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