It’s a tale as old as time, and one that frankly bores me to tears.īut the central question still hooked me: what would you sacrifice for your work? At a much smaller and, let’s say, less permanent scale, we all make those decisions all the time. A Manic Pixie Dream Girl who descends from the heavens like an angel (literally) to dedicate her life (and death) to helping our male hero get over himself, realize his full potential, and live a happy remainder of his life. And as for his love-interest, Meg-to me, she was more clichéd fantasy than well-rounded character.
I could’ve gone for a bit more irony and a bit less angst, and a whole lot less self-pitying from David. I will admit that there were some things about this book that didn’t work for me. The catch is that David will die after just 200 days, a trade-off he is immediately willing to make-until he falls in love shortly after making the deal. Desperate to gain recognition for his work, he makes a deal with Death (disguised, in a detail I loved, as his deceased great-uncle) to be able to mold any material with his hands into anything he can imagine. His work isn’t selling, he’s having a major creative roadblock, he’s burnt all of his bridges, and he’s behind on rent-an almost literal starving artist. The premise of this book had me intrigued: sculptor David Smith (no, not that David Smith) is struggling. Welcome back to SAM Book Club! Today we’re here to discuss Scott McCloud’s graphic novel, The Sculptor.
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