6/29/2023 0 Comments Sirens and muses antonia angress![]() This book balances it by having half the main characters be wealthy, and the other half clearly not being so.įour different people’s lives collide at an elite art school and New York City. In this way it is a critique of the art world, as all of the characters from other backgrounds clearly struggle. All of their lives intersect in different ways while attending this art school where there are a lot of issues, including classism and privilege.Īnd while I’m on this kick, I have noticed all of the novels I have read so far have protagonists that are wealthy. It follows four characters, two who are women, and two who are men. I like novels that center this with female characters especially as a person who identifies as a woman, which is why I probably gravitated to this book in particular. I had a gut feeling I would become obsessed with this kind of novel, especially after attending the New York Film Festival and covering several films about the artistic life.Īs a writer and artist myself, there comes an acute interest into how that plays out in a fictional world. I had my eye on this novel for awhile ever since I spotted it on an anticipated release section, and had a reserve at my library ever since it was available to do so. ![]() Now, in this post, I have to admit this is the book that kickstarted that entire obsession. ![]() In several of my reviews now, I have brought up the fact I’ve become weirdly obsessed with art schools in fiction. ![]()
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