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scribblepost's review
5.0
I read this ages ago and forgot I had until it came up in conversation recently. Dammit, can't find the book!--so many things lost in a move years ago--but a necessary read for anyone considering a life in the arts. I remember it gave me hope because I knew I wasn't brilliant, but I had tenacity. So much of art-making is about resilience, weathering disappointment, sticking around to get better. This book showed me that.
caseymorrissey's review
5.0
The Frank O'Hara essay was one of the most exhilarating pieces of non-fiction I've ever read. Joan Acocella writes with amazing insight- sometimes of the literary kind, and sometimes, as my girlfriend said, of the "Jewish Grandmother" kind. Though she picks some great subjects- Mary Magdalene, Simone de Beauvoir- I'm pretty sure this woman could make anyone interesting.
leucocrystal's review
4.0
Fantastic critical collection. Naturally, her essay on Suzanne Farrell is my favorite.
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