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A review by ifyouhappentoremember
Actress by Anne Enright
3.0
I picked up this book because I am always a sucker for any story that takes place during the Golden Age of Hollywood. While this book does touch on how the Hollywood machine uses up women, the emphasis is placed on the Mother/Daughter relationship. There's nothing wrong with a book that is thoughtful and meditative, it just wasn't what I was geared for.
I think the main issue I have is that I never had a sense of the narrator, Norah's, personality. She is the observer, someone whose existence will always be overshadowed by her legendary mother, but she is just so bland. I wasn't hooked on Norah's voice because I never got a feel for her character. Norah is just... there.
I think the main issue I have is that I never had a sense of the narrator, Norah's, personality. She is the observer, someone whose existence will always be overshadowed by her legendary mother, but she is just so bland. I wasn't hooked on Norah's voice because I never got a feel for her character. Norah is just... there.