A review by wendoxford
Supporting Cast by Kit de Waal

4.0

Backstory snippets, exposure, fragments, reminders, talking heads, filling in the gaps were some of the thoughts I had about this cluster of anecdotal stories. Having relatively recently read My Name is Leon & The Trick to Time, I spotted the characters and loved seeing them out of a story's context. I am unsure how this would read as a standalone but suspect its idiosyncrasies and beautiful writing would easily engage a virgin audience.

Supporting Cast served as a fine title for these characters who had minor or walk-on parts in other narratives, now clothed in limelight for their hasty seconds of fame. I found it a great concept and enjoyed finding these quirky, sometimes desperate, sometimes robust were (of course) more than merely also-rans