Yes, Steve Martin the actor. He’s actually quite the Renaissance man–actor/comedian, fiction writer, playwright, and he even has his own bluegrass band. I kind of love Steve Martin so I may have already been a bit biased when I picked this novel up, but I enjoyed it. In my opinion it’s written the way you’d think an actor would write a novel–kind of like it’s already a movie. I could easily see the narrator in An Object of Beauty voicing over the film version (think Shopgirl, which if you haven’t seen it is a nice little film starring Steve Martin based on a novella written by Steve Martin–see, I told you that I love Steve Martin).
An Object of Beauty is about Lacey Yeager, a young woman anxious to make it big in the New York art scene. Lacey is ruthless when it comes to getting what she wants, and you can’t help but feel pity for Martin’s nerdy art writer narrator for being mixed up with her. All in all it’s a quick read with 2-3 page chapters and nice color prints of each art piece that Martin’s characters encounter. Pick it up because you’re curious about whether or not good ol’ Steve can pull off being a novelist, or pick it up because you, like me, think Steve can do no wrong, or pick it up to learn a little about the New York City art scene.
And after you do so, come in and talk to me about it. So far I’m the only person I know of who has read it, and that’s just no fun.
P.S. Steve has even written a book for children. Can you believe this guy? We have signed copies here. -Kaycie
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