25 reviews for:

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

John Cameron Mitchell

4.2 AVERAGE

lilyreadsandposts's review against another edition

4.0

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4.5

ceena's review

3.0

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I think there is more to this what what I am able to take away, but I don't care enough to try diving deep. I really only picked it up for a challenge prompt.

alanffm's review against another edition

4.0

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A surprisingly engaging play about life's injustices and the drive to strive forward in the face of devastating failure. Hedwig and the Angry Inch is brilliantly written but extremely vulgar. It centers around a transgender individual whose botched sex-change leaves them without genitalia and mutilated. Things go from bad to worse as Hedwig is brutally betrayed for millions of dollars and a career in music. Despite the horrific themes and circumstances of the play, Hedwig and the Angry Inch manages to humour and charm so effectively that viewers and readers can easily forget how tragic Hedwig's journey truly is.

A powerful play about justice, gender, nation, history, identity, and forgiveness.

masonfitzzy's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

christinasreading's review against another edition

4.5

medium-paced

melodyseestrees's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional funny reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

miajakobsen's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lmm6758's review

4.0

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Who knew it was a book too!

thepentheimk's review

3.0

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I adored the film Hedwig and the Angry Inch as a young teen. Now, most of its power for me comes in reminiscence, the fact I know every single word. The play does not have the power of the film. It's rough and raw and not quite as absorbing, but I can still mouth every line.

lea_soraya's review against another edition

0.75

dark emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated