Sophie stark is a filmmaker whose movies are beautiful, disquieting and emotionally jarring.
her writing, her characterization, her quiet perfect behavioral observations, it's all incredibly strong here. I had read her first novel, America Pacifica, years ago and it was a lightweight post-apocalyptic piece that didn't really impress me, but i have to say, this one was excellent. it's a tricky thing to do well, but north handles it perfectly. the narrative is driven by those who had considered themselves close to her, and it is the memories of their experiences with sophie and their interpretations of her behavior that shape the reader's understanding of who she was. it reminded me of my favorite robert coover novel - John's Wife, or the structural underpinnings of twin peaks in that all of the action revolves around a central character, in this case sophie stark, who is both charismatic and enigmatic, and never given a voice in her own story except through the filter of others. "But sometimes I think it just makes me even more like me." "I thought making movies would make me more like other people," said Sophie.
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