Colors Insulting to Nature: A Novel
By: Wilson, Cintra
My friend Stephanie recommended this book to me. She picked it up in the Bay Area where the author is a local celebrity. Turns out Wilson is also a performing artist and arts critic, even more reason for me, as Fine Arts Librarian, to delve into this novel. It is another coming of age story, this one of Liza Normal (who is anything but normal). Her raison d’etre is to become a successful actress and/or singer. The book is the trials and tribulations of this quest. The characters that surround Liza include her loudmouth mother, reclusive brother, and a whole host of bizarre and endearing characters. Wilson’s book is hilarious. From the first few pages, until the very end, I was completely engaged and amused.
Reviewer: Laura Schwartz
