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Death and the King's Horseman: A Play by Wole Soyinka

7 reviews

soapiepart's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

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avasbookmark's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I wish I had more time to read this play and take it in fully. I read it for my lit class and did fall asleep at least once. That being said, I found it to be a fresh exploration of the cultural war between Nigerians and the occupying British. I would suggest watching the play on YouTube as you read it so as to fully experience it.

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allygator's review against another edition

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challenging emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Having read this play twice for school now, I figured it was about time I reviewed it. This is a play I think about regularly -- it's deeply tragic and very impactful. The story of two contrasting peoples that for once is not about culture clash but about one man's conflicting desire to go through what's expected of him paired with Solyinka's expert prose makes for a relatively short read that sticks with you for a while. I do think that this is best experienced without spoilers, so give it a shot, I don't think you'll be disappointed (or if you're not into reading scripts, there's a movie on Netflix).

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strrygo's review against another edition

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dark informative medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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nb_leftist's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Feb 6 - 4 stars
I like how it focuses a lot on the relationships between the colonizers and the colonized and the realistic nature of the colonized trying to explain why the colonizers are causing more problems by interfering than by not interfering, that they shouldn’t even be there in the first place much less trying to change tradition.

April 12 - 5 stars
I like it even more, I spent more time with it. Insanely good.

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morgmj's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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annadrinksmilk's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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