The Paper Wasp is a fraught psychological thriller about two childhood friends who have found their way from the Midwest to Hollywood.
After reconnecting with old-friend-turned-movie-star Elise at a high school reunion, Abby shows up at Elise’s home in L. A. Abby has always harbored dreams of becoming a filmmaker and studying under her idol, Augusta Perren. Abby slowly realizes that Elise will not help her get closer to making her dream a reality. That’s when she decides to take matters into her own hands.
Brush up on your Jungian dream analysis for The Paper Wasp. Dreams feature strongly in the novel and I suspect they contain metaphors that add layers of meaning. I, however, know nothing about dream analysis.
Despite my inability to troll the depths of metaphor, I still enjoyed The Paper Wasp. The characters are so nuanced and complex. I knew there was more to Abby than what I learned of her on page one, and I wasn’t wrong. Although written in the first person, narrator Abby occasionally lapses into second person. Once I realized Abby was addressing Elise at such moments, it gave the overall tone of the novel a voyeuristic effect.
If female friendship, complex characters, and unreliable narrators are your thing, then The Paper Wasp is for you.
After reconnecting with old-friend-turned-movie-star Elise at a high school reunion, Abby shows up at Elise’s home in L. A. Abby has always harbored dreams of becoming a filmmaker and studying under her idol, Augusta Perren. Abby slowly realizes that Elise will not help her get closer to making her dream a reality. That’s when she decides to take matters into her own hands.
Brush up on your Jungian dream analysis for The Paper Wasp. Dreams feature strongly in the novel and I suspect they contain metaphors that add layers of meaning. I, however, know nothing about dream analysis.
Despite my inability to troll the depths of metaphor, I still enjoyed The Paper Wasp. The characters are so nuanced and complex. I knew there was more to Abby than what I learned of her on page one, and I wasn’t wrong. Although written in the first person, narrator Abby occasionally lapses into second person. Once I realized Abby was addressing Elise at such moments, it gave the overall tone of the novel a voyeuristic effect.
If female friendship, complex characters, and unreliable narrators are your thing, then The Paper Wasp is for you.