The Family Fang – Kevin Wilson
The premise of this book is one of
the more intriguing I’ve come across and it more than lived up to my
expectations. The Fang Family are performance artists – emphasis on the ‘Artist’,
they travel the USA creating chaos and filming it as artistic statement. From
their births the Fang Children Annie and Buster (A&B) have been the centrepieces
of the art their parents create, from Busters winning of a beauty pageant (as
the prettiest girl there) to Annie’s many observations of her parents being
dragged out of various places screaming in protest. Fast forward a few years
and Annie and Buster have become a film star and a writer respectively. But not
all is going well. Cue the siblings moving back home and the action takes off.
This was such a wonderful read! It
was extremely well written with such vivid characters, a plot that had me
cringing one minute and laughing out loud the next. I especially enjoyed the
twists and turns and general madness that the family creates. The story skips
seamlessly from the present and the previous exploits of Caleb and Camille Fang
as each artwork brings the reader closer to the events of the novel and to a
deeper understanding of the characters. Wilson artfully explores the concept of
Art and its many forms and meanings along with the nature of family and the
depth of connection that exists there. I would not hesitate to recommend ‘The
Family Fang’ to anyone.
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