Katie Colson's Reviews > Temper

AARON DOES IT AGAIN!

She keeps recommending me books she hasn't read but feels like they'd be my vibe. I keep putting them off and second guessing her cause SHE HASN'T READ THEM! But when I tell you that this girl is right EVERY 👏🏻 SINGLE 👏🏻 TIME!

I want to start this off by saying that if you aren't an actor or have never been immersed in theatre at some point in your life, you probably won't like this book. And you definitely won't believe it.

I was in an acting cult for a year when I first moved to the city. Listen, it was wild and the stories I could tell you. Boy howdy.

But, when I tell you that this book is real life. If you read it and think there's no way actors feel this way or go to these lengths or take their job this seriously - you are mistaken. Not all actors, obviously. But there is a sub category of actors who do.

I have seen these things with my own two eyes. I have witnessed people put real guns to their heads in a scene just to get to the right head space. I've seen people shave their head on stage. I've seen someone make out with and grope his female scene partner without consent cause 'it felt like something the character would do'. I've seen actors get told by the teacher that they should have killed themselves and that they're worthless and no one wants them just to make them cry 'believably' before a scene starts. I've seen it all. And I'm here to tell you that Layne Fargo NAILED IT. She absolutely nailed it.

I don't condone what is done in this book at all. But I loved it so d*mn much. It's f*cked up and messy and tragic.

Oh and it's obviously hella bi.