Art Work: On the Creative Life
Mann’s writing exudes an erudite, elegant and literary richness ... Her cinematic narratives flesh out her guidance with ripped-from-reality examples ... A forward-looking project, filled with wisdom, energy and immense hope for what can still be made from a life well lived.
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[Mann's] 2015 memoir, Hold Still, was more spellbinding than most by full-time writers.
Art Work, which promises guidance on the creative life, is pretty much a caboose to that bigger book.The guidance part is a little Julia Cameron, if Julia Cameron still enjoyed a nightly gin and tonic, with a dash of women’s magazine ... Truisms are scattered here like weeds ... The rest, thankfully, is a garden of Mann: profane, literary, adventuresome.
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[Mann] brings her distinctive mix of moxie and know-how to a candid, kick-ass, and wise mix of vivid autobiography, advice, and reflections ... As she recounts crucial moments of serendipity and misery, mistakes and breakthroughs with verve, precision, rueful self-critiques, and spirited insights, Mann is galvanic, funny, and profound.
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