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A review by rebeccamoody
The Astonishing Life of August March by Aaron Jackson
Many thanks to the publisher as well as NetGalley for providing me with an advance copy of this title in exchange for an honest review. Opinions reflected here are my own.
The Astonishing Life of August March is a fun journey through a fairytale-like theater world of NYC in the middle of the 20th century. A child is abandoned by his actress mother in the dressing room of the Scarsenguard Theater, where he is discovered and raised by a laundress with questionable judgement and downright objectionable parenting skills. Still, they make the best of it, and August is raised in the back halls of the Scarsenguard, where he grows to love everything about the theater with the help of actor and mentor Sir Reginald Percyfoot. Soon, though, Sir Reginald moves away and the old laundress dies and a wrecking ball crashes through the walls of the Scarsenguard... and August must venture out on his own for the first time to try and carve out a life for himself in post-WWII New York City.
This book strikes exactly the sort of inane and irreverent tone my damaged little heart craves, leading me to hit the “request” button practically before I’d finished reading the description. Fellow readers, it was not time wasted. August March is an unexpected and sometimes puzzling tale, filled with twists and turns as a completely unmoored and woefully unprepared August tries to navigate life in the city. However what really made this work for me is the devilishly understated humor that infuses practically every line. I laughed out loud so often, I’m pretty sure my partner thinks there’s something wrong with me. He’s not wrong—but it’s still a great book.
The Astonishing Life of August March is a fun journey through a fairytale-like theater world of NYC in the middle of the 20th century. A child is abandoned by his actress mother in the dressing room of the Scarsenguard Theater, where he is discovered and raised by a laundress with questionable judgement and downright objectionable parenting skills. Still, they make the best of it, and August is raised in the back halls of the Scarsenguard, where he grows to love everything about the theater with the help of actor and mentor Sir Reginald Percyfoot. Soon, though, Sir Reginald moves away and the old laundress dies and a wrecking ball crashes through the walls of the Scarsenguard... and August must venture out on his own for the first time to try and carve out a life for himself in post-WWII New York City.
This book strikes exactly the sort of inane and irreverent tone my damaged little heart craves, leading me to hit the “request” button practically before I’d finished reading the description. Fellow readers, it was not time wasted. August March is an unexpected and sometimes puzzling tale, filled with twists and turns as a completely unmoored and woefully unprepared August tries to navigate life in the city. However what really made this work for me is the devilishly understated humor that infuses practically every line. I laughed out loud so often, I’m pretty sure my partner thinks there’s something wrong with me. He’s not wrong—but it’s still a great book.