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__ceecee__ 's review for:
The Sculptor
by Scott McCloud
Not really a fan of the "tortured artist meets his muse" trope, although the ending was done really well that it tugged at my heartstrings. If this was simply a book about an artist going to all lengths for his art, like, say, Whiplash, I could have liked it more. But the relationship aspect of it with his muse just left a bad taste in my mouth. Not to say that the characterizations weren't good, and a pretty good use of unlikable characters too. It was a pretty good depiction of mental health. Just wish David's development as a character/human being wasn't so tied with his love story. In 2015 the manic pixie dream girl trope was already on its way out (have we learned nothing from 500 Days of Summer?); everything else in the story was relevant in 2023 except this one.