Jack and Beatrix are both art lovers but on two completely different spectrums. ‘Cadaver Girl’ and ‘Vegetarian Graffiti Boy’ met in the Night Owl bus. They had an instant intense connection which sets up the relationship on a high. I really enjoyed the fact that despite the fact that Jack and Beatrix were two completely different people, they just fit. They both had their priorities and I appreciated the fact that they had lives and that they weren’t completely sickly infatuated with each other (all the time) and were able to breathe.
Jack graffitis words across the town in spite of his father’s position. Beatrix visits a hospital to draw dissected dead bodies despite her mother’s disapproval. The running theme is rebellion and risks. The two do what they believe in, regardless of other people’s beliefs. They are driven and passionate - I really admire that.
Bennett did a great job in creating relevant characters. There were so many different characters that contributed different elements to the story, yet it didn’t overwhelm me. Will in particular stood out for me. Will is a homeless man who lurks outside the hospital. He is like this omnipresent character who links Jack and Beatrix. Though he was only mentioned a few times, he played a great role in the couple’s unity; we don’t learn too much about Will, but like all the other characters, we learn enough. Jenn Bennett’s character developments are such perfection that at times I considered them real people.
I love writing that enables me to put words into moving pictures. Night Owls had a lot of imagery which cast a spell; I had very vivid ideas of the characters and scenarios.
All in all, I was sad to put Night Owls down.
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