My Life, Starring Dara Falcon book by Ann Beattie
By Ann BeattieMy Life, Starring Dara Falcon book by Ann Beattie
Contrary to expectations raised by the title of Ann Beattie's new novel, the protagonist of My Life Starring Dara Falcon is named Jean, not Dara. This is just the first of many ironies Beattie seeds throughout this, her sixth novel. We learn of Dara Falcon's death on the first page of the novel and discover by the end of the third that in life she was manipulative, self-centered, dishonest, and amoral. But it was not Dara's bad qualities that first attracted Jean Warner to her 20 years before; in those days, Jean was a 20-year-old bride immersed in her dull but respectable husband's family and with only the vaguest sense that life was passing her by. When Dara Falcon with her mysterious past, her ebullient personality, and extravagant dreams blew into town, she becomes something of an obsession for Jean. Befriending Dara leads to some major repercussions on Jean's life; as she says of their friendship near the end of the "I was interested; I was in some odd way I was sometimes titillated, I admired some of the things she did and was repelled by others. Ultimately, I was had, and things spun out of control as they do when you're dealing with any volatile substance..." If at first Jean does give Dara the starring role in her own life, by the end she has come into her own and gives credit where credit is due. Socrates said the unexamined life is not worth living. Thanks to Dara Falcon, Jean Warner has plenty of reasons to live.
Book details
- Hardcover
- 307 pages
- English
- 0679455027
- 9780679455028
About Ann Beattie
ann beattie (born september 8, 1947) is an american novelist and short story writer. she has received an award for excellence from the american academy and Read More about Ann Beattie
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